-
a
purified
liquid
produced
by
condensation
from
a
vapor
during
distilling;
the
product
of
distilling
-
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.
-
The
process
of
heating
and
evaporating
to
produce
pure
spirit;
the
substance
so
obtained.
-
Act
or
process
of
distilling:
that
which
is
distilled.
-
The
act
or
product
of
distilling.
-
The
act
of
distilling;
that
which
distils;
the
process
of
extracting
spirit
from
a
substance
by
means
of
evaporation
and
subsequent
condensation
into
drops;
the
process
of
obtaining
a
substance
pure,
or
of
refining
by
that
means;
rectification;
the
substance
obtained
by
distilling.
Dry
distillation,
the
distillation
of
substances
per
se,
or
without
the
addition
of
water.
Destructive
distillation,
the
distillation
of
substances
at
very
high
temperatures,
so
that
the
ultimate
elements
are
separated
or
evolved
in
new
combinations.
Fractional
distillation,
the
separating
of
the
volatile
elements
of
a
compound
by
so
moderating
the
heat
that
the
more
volatile
shall
be
distilled
off
in
succession
from
the
less
volatile.
-
The
manufacture
of
ardent
spirits
or
alcoholic
liquors
from
grain, &
c.;
the
operation
of
extracting
a
spirit
from
any
substance
by
evaporation
and
condensation.
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