- distil, distill
- قَطَّرَ \ distil, distill: to get a liquid from sth. by heating so that it comes off as a gas which is then cooled to form a pure liquid; treat sth. in this way.
Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
distil, distill
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distill — or distil [di stil′] vi. distilled, distilling [ME distillen < OFr distiller < L distillare, for destillare, to trickle down < de , down + stillare, to drop < stilla, a drop: see STONE] 1. to fall in drops; trickle; drip 2. to undergo … English World dictionary
Distil — Dis*til , v. t. & i. See {Distill}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
distil — Distill Dis*till , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Distilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distilling}.] [F. distiller, from L. destillare, destillatum; de + stillare to drop, stilla a drop, prob. fr. stiria frozen drop, icicle; prob. akin to stare, E. stand. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Distill — Dis*till , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Distilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distilling}.] [F. distiller, from L. destillare, destillatum; de + stillare to drop, stilla a drop, prob. fr. stiria frozen drop, icicle; prob. akin to stare, E. stand. Cf. {Still}, n.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
distill — also distil, late 14c., from O.Fr. distiller (14c.), from L. distillare trickle down in minute drops, from dis apart (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + stillare to drip, drop, from stilla drop. Related: Distilled; distilling … Etymology dictionary
distil — (US distill) ► VERB (distilled, distilling) 1) purify (a liquid) by heating it so that it vaporizes, then cooling and condensing the vapour and collecting the resulting liquid. 2) make (spirits) in this way. 3) extract the essential meaning of.… … English terms dictionary
distill — verb 1. remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation (Freq. 3) purify the water • Syn: ↑purify, ↑sublimate, ↑make pure • Derivationally related forms: ↑distill … Useful english dictionary
distill — also distil verb (distilled; distilling) Etymology: Middle English distillen, from Anglo French distiller, from Late Latin distillare, alteration of Latin destillare, from de + stillare to drip, from stilla drop Date: 14th century … New Collegiate Dictionary
distil — [[t]dɪstɪ̱l[/t]] distils, distilling, distilled (in AM, use distill) 1) VERB If a liquid such as whisky or water is distilled, it is heated until it changes into steam or vapour and then cooled until it becomes liquid again. This is usually done… … English dictionary
distil — [c]/dəsˈtɪl / (say duhs til) verb (distilled, distilling) –verb (t) 1. to subject to a process of vaporisation and subsequent condensation, as for purification or concentration. 2. to separate volatile liquids of different boiling points by… …
distill — dis|till distil [dıˈstıl] v past tense and past participle distilled present participle distilling [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: distiller, from Latin stillare to fall in drops ] 1.) to make a liquid such as water or alcohol more… … Dictionary of contemporary English
