Distillation

//ˌdɪstɪˈleɪʃən//

Synonyms for "distillation" (168 found)

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Noun(2 words)
distillatedistillment

Related words (84)

Noun(1 words)
non-mixture

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Translations

58 translations across 28 languages.

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Arabic

1 entries
  • تَقْطِير noun (separation of a substance)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • дестилат noun (substance once extracted)
  • дестилация noun (separation of a substance)
  • изкапване noun (falling in drips (act))

Catalan

1 entries
  • destil·lació noun (separation of a substance)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 蒸餾 /蒸馏 noun (separation of a substance)

Czech

1 entries
  • destilace noun (separation of a substance)

Dutch

4 entries
  • destillaat noun (substance once extracted)
  • destillatie noun (separation of a substance)
  • distillaat noun (substance once extracted)
  • distillatie noun (separation of a substance)

Finnish

4 entries
  • pisarointi noun (falling in drips (act))
  • pisarointi noun (falling in drops (thing))
  • tislaus noun (separation of a substance)
  • tislaustuote noun (substance once extracted)

French

1 entries
  • distillation noun (separation of a substance)

Georgian

4 entries
  • გამონახადი noun (substance once extracted)
  • გამოხდა noun (separation of a substance)
  • დისტილატი noun (substance once extracted)
  • დისტილაცია noun (separation of a substance)

German

2 entries
  • Destillat noun (substance once extracted)
  • Destillation noun (separation of a substance)

Greek

3 entries
  • απόσταγμα noun (substance once extracted)
  • απόσταξη noun (falling in drips (act))
  • απόσταξη noun (separation of a substance)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 蒸留 noun (separation of a substance)

Korean

1 entries
  • 증류 noun (separation of a substance)

Malay

1 entries
  • penyulingan noun (separation of a substance)

Māori

3 entries
  • iheunga noun (separation of a substance)
  • whakaturunga noun (falling in drops (thing))
  • whakaturuturunga noun (falling in drips (act))

Norman

1 entries
  • distillâtion noun (separation of a substance)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • destillasjon noun (separation of a substance)

Persian

1 entries
  • تقطیر noun (separation of a substance)

Polish

1 entries
  • destylacja noun (separation of a substance)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • destilado noun (substance once extracted)
  • destilação noun (separation of a substance)
  • gotejamento noun (falling in drips (act))

Romanian

1 entries
  • distilare noun (falling in drips (act))

Russian

2 entries
  • дистилля́ция noun (separation of a substance)
  • перего́нка noun (separation of a substance)

Spanish

2 entries
  • destilación noun (separation of a substance)
  • destilado noun (substance once extracted)

Swedish

2 entries
  • destillation noun (separation of a substance)
  • destillering noun (separation of a substance)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • singawkintay noun (separation of a substance)

Turkish

4 entries
  • damıtık noun (substance once extracted)
  • destilasyon noun (separation of a substance)
  • destilat noun (substance once extracted)
  • destile noun (substance once extracted)

Urdu

1 entries
  • تقطیر noun (separation of a substance)

Volapük

4 entries
  • steil noun (separation of a substance)
  • steilam noun (separation of a substance)
  • steilat noun (substance once extracted)
  • steilot noun (substance once extracted)

Sample sentences

6 total sentences available.

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The components obtained by distillation of coal tar are as shown below.

Source: tatoeba (329072)

We use solar-powered distillation to desalinate our water.

Source: tatoeba (4885466)

In 1862, Founder Dupre Barbancourt developed a recipe using a distillation process similar to cognac.

Source: tatoeba (11290373)

to be stopped in, like a strong distillation, with stinking / clothes that fretted in their own grease.

Source: wiktionary

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