DESTRUCTIVE DISTILLATION


Meaning of DESTRUCTIVE DISTILLATION in English

noun

: distillation involving decomposition of a substance (as wood, coal, or a hydrocarbon oil) by heat in a closed container (as a retort) and collection of the volatile products produced : carbonization — compare cracking , pyrolysis

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