distillate

[dis-tl-it, -eyt, dih-stil-it]

dis·til·late

[dis-tl-it, -eyt, dih-stil-it]
noun
1.
the product obtained from the condensation of vapors in distillation.
2.
any concentration, essence, or abstraction.

Origin:
1860–65; < Latin distillātus (past participle of distillāre to trickle down), equivalent to distill- distill + -ātus -ate1
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distillate (ˈdɪstɪlɪt, -ˌleɪt)
 
n
1.  Also called: distillation the product of distillation
2.  a concentrated essence

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distillate dis·til·late (dĭs'tə-lāt', -lĭt, dĭ-stĭl'ĭt)
n.
A liquid condensed from vapor in distillation.

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