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distillation

Distillation is a 12 letter word which starts with the letter D and ends with the letter N for which we found 4 definitions.

Definition
(n.) The act of falling in drops or the act of pouring out in drops.
(n.) That which falls in drops.
(n.) 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.
(n.) The substance extracted by distilling.
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