distillation

distillation is a 12-letter English word with 6 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of falling in drops, or the act of pouring out in drops. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

12 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 16 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of falling in drops, or the act of pouring out in drops.
2. noun. That which falls in drops.
3. noun. 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.
4. noun. The substance extracted by distilling.
5. noun. the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors

   Synonyms: distillment

6. noun. a purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling

   Synonyms: distillate

Synonyms

distillment, distillate

Common word forms

distillations

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