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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U.S. gasoline stocks fell by 6.1 million barrels and distillate stocks were down by 4.5 million barrels.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
The market for what are known as distillate fuels, which include jet fuel and diesel, has become the pressure point in the Iran war.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 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
Energy Information Administration reports that national distillate fuel oil consumption is overwhelmingly concentrated in the transportation industry.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 3, 2026
As for postmedieval petroleum distillation, 19th-century chemists found the middle distillate fraction useful as fuel for oil lamps.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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