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distil

/dih-stil/US // dɪˈstɪl //UK // (dɪsˈtɪl) //

蒸馏,精馏,馏出物,蒸馏水

Definitions

  1. 1

    dis·tilled, dis·til·ling.

    • : Chiefly British. a variant of distill.

Examples

  • Not to mention singani, Bolivia’s uniquely delicious brandy distilled from moscatel grapes.

  • Whether brined or distilled, fermented or cured, her recipes prove the point.

  • Seawater was distilled each day for drinking and shower water.

  • For the sake of clarity, because layering for sub-zero temperatures is pretty complicated, the following information will be distilled via a handy question-and-answer format.

  • To study the traveling salesperson problem, the researchers distilled a map of cities down to a polynomial that had one variable for each edge between cities, and one term for each tree that could connect all the cities.

  • I was left alone to refine and distil my art for decades, paring things down to their essence.

  • Sad faery blossoms secret scents distil In trackless solitudes; nor ever will The lone anemone her lover find!

  • The gas liberated passes into the alcohol, causing the ether to distil in a gentle stream.

  • Distil off most of the spirit, and evaporate residue in a water bath to pilular consistence.

  • He appeared the living representative of that fear-stricken island tree whose trembling leaves distil a sympathetic dew.

  • Place in a distilling flask, and distil in a linseed oil or a paraffin bath till 30 cc.