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distil verb

  /dəˈstɪl/ , /dɪˈstɪl/
  • To heat (a substance, usually a liquid) so that a vapour is produced, and then to cool the vapour so that it condenses back into a liquid, either to purify the original substance or to obtain one of its components; to subject to distillation.
 destilar, alambicar

distillation noun

  /dɪstɪˈleɪʃən/ , /dɪstɪˈlæɪʃən/ , /ˌdɪstɪˈleɪʃən/
  • (chemistry, chemical engineering) The separation of more volatile parts of a substance from less volatile ones by evaporation and condensation.
 destilación
  • The substance extracted by distilling.
 destilado

distiller noun

  • A person who distills, especially alcoholic spirits or hard liquor by a process of distillation; a person who owns, works in or operates a distillery.
 Brennero
  • A device or apparatus that distills, a condenser; a still.
 alambique
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