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distillation
distillation definition
dis·til·la·tion (dis′tə lā′s̸hen)
noun
- a distilling; specif., the process of first heating a mixture to separate the more volatile from the less volatile parts, and then cooling and condensing the resulting vapor so as to produce a more nearly pure or refined substance
- anything distilled; distillate
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