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distillation |
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distillation /dis·til·la·tion/ (dis?ti-la´shun) vaporization; the process of vaporizing and condensing a substance to purify it or to separate a volatile substance from less volatile substances. destructive distillation , dry distillation decomposition of a solid by heating in the absence of air, resulting in volatile liquid products. fractional distillation that attended by the successive separation of volatilizable substances in order of their respective volatility.
distillation, n process of separating a liquid from a solid by vaporizing it; followed by condensation of the vapor; essential oils are isolated by successively evaporating and condensing the water that contains the plant material. distillation, portable (pōrˑ·t n distillation of essential oils using transportable equipment designed for producing small batches. distillation vaporization; the process of vaporizing and condensing a substance to purify the substance or to separate a volatile substance from less volatile substances. fractional distillation separation of volatilizable substances into a number of fractions, based on their different boiling points. |
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