Distil

  • 21distil — dis·til …

    English syllables

  • 22distil — [dɪˈstɪl] verb [T] to make a liquid stronger or purer by heating it until it becomes a gas and then making it a liquid again distillation [ˌdɪstɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n] noun [C/U] …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 23distil — dis•til [[t]dɪˈstɪl[/t]] v. t. v. i. tilled, til•ling brit. distill …

    From formal English to slang

  • 24distil — see STILL …

    Word origins

  • 25distil — 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

  • 26distil-house — …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 27DIPJ — Distil interphalangeal joint (Medical » Physiology) …

    Abbreviations dictionary

  • 28distillate — distil (US distill) ► VERB (distilled, distilling) 1) purify (a liquid) by heating it so that it vaporizes, then cooling and condensing the vapour and collecting the resulting liquid. 2) make (spirits) in this way. 3) extract the essential… …

    English terms dictionary

  • 29distillation — distil (US distill) ► VERB (distilled, distilling) 1) purify (a liquid) by heating it so that it vaporizes, then cooling and condensing the vapour and collecting the resulting liquid. 2) make (spirits) in this way. 3) extract the essential… …

    English terms dictionary

  • 30distill — 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