nondistillable
verb (used with object)
1.
to subject to a process of vaporization and subsequent condensation, as for purification or concentration.
2.
to extract the volatile components of by distillation; transform by distillation.
3.
to concentrate, purify, or obtain by or as by distillation: to distill whiskey from mash.
4.
5.
to extract the essential elements of; refine; abstract: She managed to distill her ideas into one succinct article.
verb (used without object)
7.
to undergo or perform distillation.
8.
to become vaporized and then condensed in distillation.
9.
to drop, pass, or condense as a distillate.
10.
to fall in drops; trickle; exude.
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Origin:
1325–75; Middle English distillen (< Anglo-French distiller) < Latin distillāre, variant of dēstillāre, equivalent to dē- de- + stillāre to drip
1325–75; Middle English distillen (< Anglo-French distiller) < Latin distillāre, variant of dēstillāre, equivalent to dē- de- + stillāre to drip
Related forms
dis·till·a·ble, adjective
non·dis·till·a·ble, adjective
re·dis·till, verb (used with object)
re·dis·till·a·ble, adjective
re·dis·till·a·ble·ness, noun
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distil or distill (dɪsˈtɪl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb (sometimes foll by out | |
| 1. | See also rectify to subject to or undergo distillation |
| 2. | to purify, separate, or concentrate, or be purified, separated, or concentrated by distillation |
| 3. | to obtain or be obtained by distillation: to distil whisky |
| 4. | to exude or give off (a substance) in drops or small quantities |
| 5. | (tr) to extract the essence of as if by distillation |
| [C14: from Latin dēstillāre to distil, from | |
| distill or distill | |
| —vb | |
| [C14: from Latin dēstillāre to distil, from | |
| dis'tillable or distill | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
distill
late 14c., from O.Fr. distiller, from L. distillare "trickle down in minute drops," from dis- "apart" + stillare "to drip, drop," from stilla "drop." Related: Distilled; distilling.
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distill dis·till (dĭ-stĭl)
v. dis·tilled or dis·tilled, dis·till·ing or dis·til·ling, dis·tills or dis·tils
To subject a substance to distillation.
To separate a distillate by distillation.
To increase the concentration of, separate, or purify a substance by distillation.
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