distillate

[ dis-tl-it, -eyt, dih-stil-it ]
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noun
  1. the product obtained from the condensation of vapors in distillation.

  2. any concentration, essence, or abstraction.

Origin of distillate

1
1860–65; <Latin distillātus (past participle of distillāre to trickle down), equivalent to distill-distill + -ātus-ate1

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distillate

/ (ˈdɪstɪlɪt, -ˌleɪt) /


noun
  1. Also called: distillation the product of distillation

  2. a concentrated essence

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