Distillatory

  • 1Distillatory — Dis*til la*to*ry, a. [Cf. F. distillatoire.] Belonging to, or used in, distilling; as, distillatory vessels. n. A distillatory apparatus; a still. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2distillatory — adj. purifying a liquid by condensing it, cleansing …

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  • 3distillatory — distillˈatory adjective Of or for distilling • • • Main Entry: ↑distil …

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  • 4distillation — distillatory /di stil euh tawr ee, tohr ee/, distillative /di stil euh tiv/, adj. /dis tl ay sheuhn/, n. 1. the volatilization or evaporation and subsequent condensation of a liquid, as when water is boiled in a retort and the steam is condensed… …

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  • 5-ries — Stillatory Stil la*to*ry, n.; pl. { ries}. [From {Still}, for distill. Cf. {Still}, n., and {Distillatory}, a.] 1. An alembic; a vessel for distillation. [R.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. A laboratory; a place or room in which distillation is… …

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  • 6Stillatory — Stil la*to*ry, n.; pl. { ries}. [From {Still}, for distill. Cf. {Still}, n., and {Distillatory}, a.] 1. An alembic; a vessel for distillation. [R.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. A laboratory; a place or room in which distillation is performed. [R.] Dr …

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  • 7Gas lighting — For other uses, see Gaslight (disambiguation). Gas lighting is production of artificial light from combustion of a gaseous fuel, including hydrogen, methane, carbon monoxide, propane, butane, acetylene, ethylene, or natural gas. Before… …

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  • 8distil — [dɪ stɪl] (US distill) verb (distils, distilling, distilled) 1》 purify (a liquid) by heating it so that it vaporizes, then cooling and condensing the vapour and collecting the resulting liquid.     ↘make (spirits) in this way.     ↘extract a… …

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  • 9still — I. v. a. 1. Silence, stifle, muffle, hush, lull. 2. Calm, compose, quiet, allay, appease, pacify, tranquillize, smooth, lull. 3. Stop, check, restrain, subdue, suppress, calm, quiet. 4. Distil. II. a. 1. Silent, noiseless, hushed, mute, mum. 2 …

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  • 10distillation — /dɪstəˈleɪʃən / (say distuh layshuhn) noun 1. the volatilisation or evaporation and subsequent condensation of a liquid, as when water is boiled in a retort and the steam is condensed in a cool receiver. 2. the purification or concentration of a… …