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Definition of: distillation
(dis′tə·lā′shən) noun
1. The act of distilling; separation of the more volatile parts of a substance from those less volatile by vaporizing and subsequently condensing, as by heating in a retort or still and cooling in a retort or worm.
2. The purification or rectification of a substance by this process.
3. The substance separated by distilling; a distillate.
4. The essential or abstract quality of anything.
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