distil
verb
/dəˈstɪl/
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/dɪˈstɪl/
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- 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.
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lambiccare
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- (also, figuratively) To make (something, especially spirits such as gin and whisky) by distillation.
- To extract the essence of (something) by, or as if by, distillation; to concentrate, to purify.
- To exude (a liquid) in small drops; also, to give off (a vapour) which condenses in small drops.
- To fall or trickle down in small drops; to exude, to ooze out; also, to come out as a vapour which condenses in small drops.
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distillare
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distillation
noun
/dɪstɪˈleɪʃən/
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/dɪstɪˈlæɪʃən/
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/ˌdɪstɪˈleɪʃən/
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- (chemistry, chemical engineering) The separation of more volatile parts of a substance from less volatile ones by evaporation and condensation.
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distillazione
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distiller
noun
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- 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.
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distillatore,
distillatrice
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distillable
adjective
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- Capable of being distilled, especially capable of being distilled without chemical decomposition.
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distillabile
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