distillation
noun
dis·til·la·tion
ˌdi-stə-ˈlā-shən 
1
a
: the process of purifying a liquid by successive evaporation and condensation
b
: a process like distillation
gradual distillation of the truth
also
: an instance of such distilling
2
: something distilled : distillate sense 2
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While the new vacuum distillation process is far better at retaining the 250 various chemical markers known as esters that create a beer’s scent, non-alc beers do not smell the same.
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Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 4 May 2024
The mountain spring water used during distillation offers a smoother taste, Ashworth-Macfarlane said.
—Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 1 May 2024
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Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 4 May 2024
The mountain spring water used during distillation offers a smoother taste, Ashworth-Macfarlane said.
—Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 1 May 2024
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distillation
noun
dis·til·la·tion
ˌdis-tə-ˈlā-shən
: a process of heating a liquid or solid until it sends off a vapor and then cooling the vapor until it becomes liquid
Medical Definition
distillation
noun
dis·til·la·tion
ˌdis-tə-ˈlā-shən
1
: a process that consists of driving gas or vapor from liquids or solids by heating and condensing to liquid products and that is used especially for purification, fractionation, or the formation of new substances
2
: something distilled
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