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• distil — [c]/dəsˈtɪl / (say duhs til) verb (distilled, distilling) –verb (t) 1. to subject to a process of vaporisation and subsequent condensation, as for purification or concentration. 2. to separate volatile liquids of different boiling points by… …  

• distil — Distill Dis*till , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Distilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distilling}.] [F. distiller, from L. destillare, destillatum; de + stillare to drop, stilla a drop, prob. fr. stiria frozen drop, icicle; prob. akin to stare, E. stand. Cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• distil — I. v. n. [Written also Distill.] Drop, drip, trickle, dribble, fall in drops. II. v. a. [Written also Distill.] 1. Drop, let fall in drops. 2. Separate by evaporation, extract by heat. 3. Extract spirit from …   New dictionary of synonyms

• distil — v. (US distill) (distilled, distilling) 1 tr. Chem. purify (a liquid) by vaporizing it with heat, then condensing it with cold and collecting the result. 2 tr. a Chem. extract the essence of (a plant etc.) usu. by heating it in a solvent. b… …   Useful english dictionary

• distill — verb 1. remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation (Freq. 3) purify the water • Syn: ↑purify, ↑sublimate, ↑make pure • Derivationally related forms: ↑distill …   Useful english dictionary

• American and British English spelling differences — Spelling differences redirects here. For other uses, see Category:Language comparison. For guidelines on dialects and spelling in the English language version of Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Manual of Style#National varieties of English. Differences… …   Wikipedia

• drop — I. n. 1. Globule. 2. Ear ring, pendant. 3. Small quantity, very little, least bit. II. v. a. 1. Distil, send down or let fall in drops. 2. Lower, sink, depress, let down, let fall, let go. 3. Leave, q …   New dictionary of synonyms

• Onycha — This article is about the incense component. For the town in Alabama, see Onycha, Alabama. Onycha (Greek: ονυξ), along with equal parts of stacte, galbanum, and frankincense, was one of the components of the consecrated Ketoret (incense) which… …   Wikipedia

• Stacte — (Greek: στακτή, staktḗ) or nataph (Hebrew: נָטָף‎‎, nataf) are names used for one component of the Solomon s Temple incense, the Ketoret, discussed in Exodus 30:34. Variously translated to the Greek term (AMP: Exodus 30:34) or to an unspecified… …   Wikipedia

• Fractional distillation — is the separation of a mixture into its component parts, or fractions, such as in separating chemical compounds by their boiling point by heating them to a temperature at which several fractions of the compound will evaporate. It is a special… …   Wikipedia

• distill — also distil verb (distilled; distilling) Etymology: Middle English distillen, from Anglo French distiller, from Late Latin distillare, alteration of Latin destillare, from de + stillare to drip, from stilla drop Date: 14th century …   New Collegiate Dictionary