dry distillation

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. destructive distillation.

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dry distillation British  

noun

1. another name for destructive distillation

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Example Sentences

Acetone, a highly inflammable liquid obtained generally by the dry distillation of acetates.

From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin

By dry distillation the bark yields an empyreumatic oil, called diogott in Russia, used in the preparation of Russia leather; to this oil the peculiar pleasant odour of the leather is due.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various

This series is also found in relatively larger proportion in what is known as Dippel's oil, the product of the dry distillation of bones.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883 by Various

It is also produced in considerable quantities during the dry distillation of wood, and many other organic compounds.

From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by Sanford, P. Gerald (Percy Gerald)

One pound of amber yields about half an ounce of crude acid, and the glass retort, after dry distillation, must be broken to collect the acid.

From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock