distillate
distillate
Definition
dis·til·late (dis′tə lāt′, -lit; also di stil′it)
noun
- a product of distillation; liquid obtained by distilling
- the essence of anything
Etymology: < L distillatus, pp. of distillare
distillate
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- produce: The simple pot still requires three or four consecutive time-consuming distillations ( runs ) to produce a wholly pure, hangover proof distillate.
- use: New processes were developed for the production of high-pressure gas using petroleum distillates.
- boil: Accum's still produced a low boiling distillate which was sold as a cheap substitute for natural turpentine.
- derive: It is the distillate derived from the wash and contains all the alcohol and secondary constituents and some water.
Adjective modifier
- middle: This has led to large arbitrage movements of middle distillates.
- first: The first petroleum distillates were thought only to be good enough to clean brushes.
- pure: By the very nature of the flower waters, ( being a pure distillate ), they are not ' bacteria friendly ' .
Modifies a noun
- fuel: Pour Point An indicator of the ability of an oil or distillate fuel to flow at cold operating temperatures.
- production: From this it can be derived that roughly 20 % of the distillates production is civil aviation jet fuel.
Noun used with modifier
- petroleum: The first petroleum distillates were thought only to be good enough to clean brushes.
- tar: Koppers makes carbon pitch, coal tar distillates, and phthalic anhydride and ships products to customers in rail cars.
- middle: SFC separates petroleum middle distillates into saturates and 1- to 3-ring aromatics.
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