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| alembic |
a device, used in the past for distillation, whose main vessel has a beaked top. [1/2 definitions] |
| coal gas |
a gas used for lighting and heating that is produced by the distillation of bituminous coal. [1/2 definitions] |
| coal oil |
any fuel oil produced by distillation of bituminous coal. |
| coal tar |
a thick black liquid formed by the distillation of bituminous coal, used as a raw material in the creation of dyes, drugs, plastics, and paints. |
| distillery |
a factory or business establishment where alcoholic liquors are made by distillation. |
| eau de vie |
water of life (French); brandy, esp. a colorless distillation of a fruit other than the grape. |
| essence |
a substance derived, as from a plant, by distillation or other process, and possessing the source's chief characteristic. [1/4 definitions] |
| extract |
to separate or draw out (juice from a fruit, metal from an ore, or the like) by pressure, distillation, or chemical action. [1/9 definitions] |
| octane |
any of a group of oily, colorless isomeric hydrocarbons, some of which are obtained during the distillation of petroleum. [1/2 definitions] |
| redistillation |
combined form of distillation. |
| rosin |
a translucent, yellow-brown, brittle residue of the distillation of turpentine from pine sap, used as a friction-increasing agent, as on the bows of certain stringed instruments, and in manufacturing varnish, inks, and soap. [1/3 definitions] |
| rosin oil |
a viscous, brownish, odorless oil obtained by fractional distillation of rosin and used in lubricants, electrical insulation, and inks. |
| shale oil |
oil obtained from the distillation of bituminous shale. |
| tar1 |
a dark, oily, sticky, heavy substance obtained by the destructive distillation of wood, coal, or peat, and used in protective coatings and sealants, as on roads and roofs. [1/3 definitions] |
| turpentine |
a thin oil produced by distillation from this mixture, used esp. as a paint thinner and solvent. [1/4 definitions] |
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