Vocabulary : Distil to Distillery
Distil : See Distill.Distill : To drop; to fall in drops; to trickle. ;; To flow gently, or in a small stream. ;; To practice the art of distillation. ;; To let fall or send down in drops. ;; To obtain by distillation; to extract by distillation, as spirits, essential oil, etc.; to rectify; as, to distill brandy from wine; to distill alcoholic spirits from grain; to distill essential oils from flowers, etc.; to distill fresh water from sea water. ;; To subject to distillation; as, to distill molasses in making rum; to distill barley, rye, corn, etc. ;; To dissolve or melt.
Distillable : Capable of being distilled; especially, capable of being distilled without chemical change or decomposition; as, alcohol is distillable; olive oil is not distillable.
Distillate : The product of distillation; as, the distillate from molasses.
Distillation : The act of falling in drops, or the act of pouring out in drops. ;; That which falls in drops. ;; The separation of the volatile parts of a substance from the more fixed; specifically, the operation of driving off gas or vapor from volatile liquids or solids, by heat in a retort or still, and the condensation of the products as far as possible by a cool receiver, alembic, or condenser; rectification; vaporization; condensation; as, the distillation of illuminating gas and coal, of alcohol from sour mash, or of boric acid in steam. ;; The substance extracted by distilling.
