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Definition of Destructive distillation
1. Noun. Heating a solid substance in a closed container and collecting the volatile products.
Specialized synonyms: Carbonisation, Carbonization
Generic synonyms: Fractional Process, Fractionation
Generic synonyms: Fractional Process, Fractionation
Definition of Destructive distillation
1. Noun. (chemistry) The heating of a material, such as coal or wood, in an inert atmosphere, at a high temperature such as to cause decomposition; the principal products include oils and tars from which many useful organic compounds may be obtained; town gas and coke were obtained in this way. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Destructive distillation
1. Submission of an organic substance to heat in a closed vessel so that oxygen is absent and combustion prevented, with the objective of effecting its decomposition with release of volatile constituents and the formation of new substances. Synonym: destructive distillation. (05 Mar 2000)
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