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DRY DISTILLATION

\dɹˈa͡ɪ dɪstɪlˈe͡ɪʃən], \dɹˈa‍ɪ dɪstɪlˈe‍ɪʃən], \d_ɹ_ˈaɪ d_ɪ_s_t_ɪ_l_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of DRY DISTILLATION

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Distillation of solids without the addition of liquids.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

The distillation of solid substances without the admixture of fluids, and conducted in a closed vessel so as to afford an incomplete supply of air and hinder the processes of combustion.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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