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dis⋅til⋅late

  [dis-tl-it, -eyt, di-stil-it]
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–noun
1. the product obtained from the condensation of vapors in distillation.
2. any concentration, essence, or abstraction.
Origin:
1860–65; < L distillātus (ptp. of distillāre to trickle down), equiv. to distill- distill + -ātus -ate 1
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dis·til·late   (dĭs'tə-lāt', -lĭt, dĭ-stĭl'ĭt)   
n.  

  1. A liquid condensed from vapor in distillation.

  2. A purified form; an essence: "Finally the President knows the most crucial things about every facet of reality, the pristine distillate of the world's critical information" (Peregrine Worsthorne).

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Main Entry: dis·til·late
Pronunciation: 'dis-t&-"lAt, -l&t; dis-'til-&t
Function: noun
: a liquid product condensed from vaporduring distillation
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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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