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distil

verb

give off (a liquid)

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Word length
6
Starts with
D
Ends with
L
Contains
IS
Scrabble score
7

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verb

  1. give off (a liquid)

    “The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound”

verb

  1. undergo the process of distillation

verb

  1. extract by the process of distillation

    “distill the essence of this compound”

verb

  1. undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops

    “water condenses”

verb

  1. remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation

    “purify the water”

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Example Sentences

The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound
distill the essence of this compound
water condenses
The acid distills at a specific temperature
purify the water

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, licensed under CC BY 4.0, derived from Princeton WordNet.

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