destructive distillation
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of destructive distillation
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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The products of destructive distillation are numerous and varied.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various
The tobacco-pipe experiment of our boyhood is our first practical introduction to the destructive distillation of coal.
From Coal and What We Get from It by Meldola, Raphael
The true bitumens appear to have arisen from coal or lignite by the action of subterranean heat; and very closely resemble some of the products yielded by the destructive distillation of those bodies.
From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Salter, Thomas
The Chemistry of Roasting The effect of the heat in the roasting of coffee is largely evidenced as a destructive distillation and also as a partial dehydration.
From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)
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