distillate
Americannoun
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the product obtained from the condensation of vapors in distillation.
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any concentration, essence, or abstraction.
noun
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Also called: distillation. the product of distillation
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a concentrated essence
Etymology
Origin of distillate
1860–65; < Latin distillātus (past participle of distillāre to trickle down), equivalent to distill- distill + -ātus -ate 1
Example Sentences
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Last week’s 190,000 barrel distillate stock build following six straight weekly draws was “small but symbolically meaningful,” Noel-Beswick says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
“Middle distillate crack spreads remain very high, and will be a more important driver of earnings and cash flow than volume,” Jefferies says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
Gasoline inventories fell by 2.6 million barrels to 241.4 million barrels, and distillate fuel stocks increased by 3 million barrels.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
“With the loss of Port Arthur, your distillate crisis has gone up another level,” said Paul Sankey, analyst of Sankey Research, at an energy conference in Houston on Tuesday.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
The commercial product usually contains combinations of several chemicals, suspended in a petroleum distillate plus some dispersing agent.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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