Definition of Distillate

1. Noun. A purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling.

Exact synonyms: Distillation
Generic synonyms: Liquid
Derivative terms: Distill, Distill, Distill, Distill, Distill, Distill, Distill

Definition of Distillate

1. n. The product of distillation; as, the distillate from molasses.

Definition of Distillate

1. Noun. The liquid that has been condensed from vapour during distillation; normally a purified form or a fraction of an original liquid ¹

2. Noun. (context: by extension) An essence of something ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Distillate

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Distillate

1. The product of distillation; as, the distillate from molasses. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Distillate

disthronizes
disthronizing
distich
distichal
distiches
distichous
distichously
distichs
distie
disties
distil
distill
distillability
distillable
distillate (current term)
distillate oil
distillated
distillates
distillation
distillation chaser
distillations
distillatories
distillatory
distilled
distilled water
distiller
distilleries
distillers
distillers' dried grains

Literary usage of Distillate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of Chemistry and the Allied Branches of Other Sciences by Henry Watts (1870)
"One part of sugar is distilled with 3 pts. of manganese, 3 pts. of oil of vitriol, and б pts. of water ; the formic acid in the distillate saturated witli ..."

2. The Philippine Journal of Science by Philippines Bureau of Science (1908)
"B.'s distillate of Aug. 17, 1907. First half of first-quality oil distilled Aug. ... B.'s distillate of Sept. 5, 1907. Flowers good as a result of three ..."

3. A Handbook of the Petroleum Industry by David Talbot Day (1922)
"(2) Reduced crude tar (overhead; distillate, gas-oil, paraffin distillate) to coke. (3) Paraffin slop (overhead; gas-oil, paraffin distillate) to coke. ..."

4. A Handbook of the Petroleum Industry by David Talbot Day (1922)
"(2) Reduced crude tar (overhead; distillate, gas-oil, paraffin distillate) to coke. (3) Paraffin slop (overhead; gas-oil, paraffin distillate) to coke. ..."

5. The American Petroleum Industry by Raymond Foss Bacon, William Allen Hamor (1916)
"In rerunning a distillate in a lubricating still, too much steam makes a ... It is generally understood that a rerun distillate will always press in every ..."

6. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1912)
"The condensing coils consist of three vertical flat copper coils, 2 inches in diameter, arranged side by side in a wrought-iron tank, the distillate ..."

7. Gasoline and Other Motor Fuels by Carleton Ellis, Joseph V. Meigs (1921)
"outgoing high test to the entering low test distillate, say ten. Each element resembles a tubular boiler or condenser in that it consists of a number of ..."

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