DISTILLATION


Meaning of DISTILLATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌdis-tə-ˈlā-shən ]

noun

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : the process of purifying a liquid by successive evaporation and condensation

b. : a process like distillation

gradual distillation of the truth

also : an instance of such distilling

2. : something distilled : distillate 2

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.