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distillation column

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noun

Chemistry.
  1. a type of still fitted with interior baffles, used for fractional distillation.


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A defining feature of all Martinican distilleries stands nearby: a distillation column, cap made of copper, as per regulation.

From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2014

IIR also told Reuters that all trays in the distillation column and components within the furnace would need to be replaced.

From Reuters • Jun. 25, 2012

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