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Meaning of "distillation" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DISTILLATION

distillation  [ˌdɪstɪˈleɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISTILLATION

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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Distillation is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DISTILLATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Distillation

Distillation is a process of separating component substances from liquid mixtures through vaporisation and condensation, based on different volatility of components in the mixture. Distillation is a unit operation, or a physical separation process, and not a chemical reaction. Commercially, distillation has a number of applications. It is used to separate crude oil into more fractions for specific uses such as transport, power generation and heating. Air is distilled to separate its components—notably oxygen, nitrogen, and argon—for industrial use. Liquid chemicals for diverse uses are distilled after synthesis to remove impurities and unreacted starting materials. Distillation of fermented solutions can produce distilled beverages with a higher alcohol content. The premises where distillation is carried out, especially distillation of alcohol, are known as a distillery. A still is the equipment used for distillation.

Definition of distillation in the English dictionary

The first definition of distillation in the dictionary is the act, process, or product of distilling. Other definition of distillation is the process of evaporating or boiling a liquid and condensing its vapour. Distillation is also the process of obtaining the essence or an extract of a substance, usually by heating it in a solvent.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISTILLATION


calculation
ˌkælkjʊˈleɪʃən
cancellation
ˌkænsɪˈleɪʃən
circulation
ˌsɜːkjʊˈleɪʃən
compilation
ˌkɒmpɪˈleɪʃən
correlation
ˌkɒrɪˈleɪʃən
formulation
ˌfɔːmjʊˈleɪʃən
installation
ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən
insulation
ˌɪnsjʊˈleɪʃən
isolation
ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən
legislation
ˌlɛdʒɪsˈleɪʃən
manipulation
məˌnɪpjʊˈleɪʃən
musculation
ˌmʌskjʊˈleɪʃən
mutilation
ˌmjuːtɪˈleɪʃən
population
ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃən
regulation
ˌrɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən
relation
rɪˈleɪʃən
simulation
ˌsɪmjʊˈleɪʃən
translation
trænsˈleɪʃən
ventilation
ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃən
violation
ˌvaɪəˈleɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISTILLATION

distich
distichous
distichously
distil
distillable
distilland
distillate
distillatory
distilled water
distiller
distilleries
distillers´ grain
distillery
distilment
distinct
distinction
distinctive
distinctively
distinctiveness
distinctiveness ratio

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISTILLATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation

Synonyms and antonyms of distillation in the English dictionary of synonyms

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SYNONYMS OF «DISTILLATION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «distillation» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of distillation

Translation of «distillation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISTILLATION

Find out the translation of distillation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of distillation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «distillation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蒸馏
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

destilación
570 millions of speakers

English

distillation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आसवन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التقطير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дистилляции
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

destilação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চোলাই করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

distillation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sulingan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Destillation
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

蒸留
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

증류
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Distillate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chưng cất
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வடிதிரவம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डिस्टिलेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

damıtılmış sıvı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

distillazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

destylacja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дистиляції
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

distilare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απόσταξη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

distillasie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

destillation
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

destillasjon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of distillation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISTILLATION»

The term «distillation» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.651 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISTILLATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about distillation

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2 QUOTES WITH «DISTILLATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word distillation.
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Will Cotton
There's something of a painting of a woman that represents all women - and by extension, all of humanity - that I just find very exciting. It's a nice distillation, I think, of what it means to be alive.
2
Edward Steichen
The use of the term art medium is, to say the least, misleading, for it is the artist that creates a work of art not the medium. It is the artist in photography that gives form to content by a distillation of ideas, thought, experience, insight and understanding.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISTILLATION»

Discover the use of distillation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to distillation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Distillation Operation
There are many books that discuss distillation, but there is only one that concentrates on giving readers practical guidelines for operation, troubleshooting and control. This is that book.
Henry Kister, 1990
2
Distillation design
Providing coverage of design principles for distillation processes, this text contains a presentation of process and equipment design procedures.
Henry Z. Kister, 1992
3
Distillation Troubleshooting
THE FIRST BOOK OF ITS KIND ON DISTILLATION TECHNOLOGY The last half-century of research on distillation has tremendously improved our understanding and design of industrial distillation equipment and systems.
Henry Z. Kister, 2011
4
Reactive Distillation Design and Control
After an overview of the fundamentals, limitations, and scope of reactive distillation, this book uses rigorous models for steady-state design and dynamic analysis of different types of reactive distillation columns and quantitatively ...
William L. Luyben, Cheng-Ching Yu, 2009
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Special Distillation Processes
Comprehensive and easy-to-read, this book provides key information needed to understand the processes and is a valuable reference source for chemical engineers as well as students wishing to branch out in chemical engineering. * The only ...
Zhigang Lei, Biaohua Chen, Zhongwei Ding, 2005
6
Membrane Distillation: Principles and Applications
The book offers an introduction to the terminology and fundamental concepts as well as a historical review of MD development.
Mohamed Khayet, Takeshi Matsuura, 2011
7
Distillation: principles and practices
Distillation: Principles and Practice is an indispensable working resource for distillation technicians working in the oil, petrochemical, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries.
Johann Stichlmair, James R. Fair, 1998
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Batch Distillation: Simulation, Optimal Design, and Control, ...
New to the Second Edition Special sections on complex column configurations and azeotropic, extractive, and reactive distillation A chapter on various kinds of uncertainties in batch distillation A chapter covering software packages for ...
Urmila Diwekar, 2011
9
Quantum Cryptography and Secret-Key Distillation
This 2006 text introduces the principles and techniques of quantum cryptography, setting it in the wider context of cryptography and security, with specific focus on secret-key distillation.
Gilles Van Assche, 2006
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Distillation Design and Control Using Aspen Simulation
The new edition of this book greatly updates and expands the previous edition.
William L. Luyben, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISTILLATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term distillation is used in the context of the following news items.
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Oil prices bounce on China stock rebound, strong economic data
Demand for oil was also supported by the return from maintenance of a 120,000-barrels per day crude distillation unit in Japan, where ... «Yahoo! Maktoob News, Jul 15»
2
Pakistan minus that old eerie panic
His crazy, his daring, his energy, his selflessness, his belief, his steel; this was a distillation of every essence of Younis into a single innings. «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jul 15»
3
Like gin? 'Gin Goddess' Nicole Hassoun is someone to keep an eye …
"I don't have a lot of distillation in my background," Hassoun admits. "I've got the knowledge but not so much the hands-on experience. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
4
Inside Jim Beam's “Liquid Arts Studio,” where food science meets …
Or, take as another example distillers' historic struggle to control the amount of diacetyl allowed into whiskey during the distillation process. «Quartz, Jul 15»
5
What Really Happened To Amy Winehouse?
“Rehab,” her musical distillation of this pivotal call, was a smash. It starts with the chorus, like “She Loves You” and “Mrs. Robinson,” one of ... «ThinkProgress, Jul 15»
6
Rum: The real American spirit?
But unlike most other spirits, there is no set "proper" distillation process, and rum can be produced from a variety of starting ingredients with ... «NUVO Newsweekly, Jul 15»
7
Getting To Know Thy Whisk(e)y
Distillation is the process by which the beer is heated to a temperature where alcohol evaporates but much of the water does not. The outcome ... «The Whiskey Wash, Jul 15»
8
Gin aged in a barrel?
They all start out as crude fermented beers, whose alcohol content is extracted in the distillation process. Vodka is filtered and bottled as is, but ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
9
Win a bottle of Glen Moray Classic Peated Single Malt
... with peat smoke being used to dry the barley gently before distillation. Glen Moray is an easy introduction for those who may not have tried a ... «London24, Jul 15»
10
Zacks Downgrades HollyFrontier Corp to Hold (HFC)
... in Artesia, New Mexico, which operates in conjunction with crude, vacuum distillation and other facilities situated 65 miles away in Lovington, ... «WKRB News, Jul 15»

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