DISTILLATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does distillate mean? 

• DISTILLATE (noun)
  The noun DISTILLATE has 1 sense:

1. a purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling

  Familiarity information: DISTILLATE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DISTILLATE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

distillate; distillation

Hypernyms ("distillate" is a kind of...):

liquid (a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure)

Derivation:

distill (undergo the process of distillation)

distill (extract by the process of distillation)

distill (undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops)

distill (remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation)

 Context examples 

A solution or suspension distillate composed of active and/or inert ingredient(s) extracted from plant or animal matter and alcohol as the solvent and/or preservative.

(Fluid Extract Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)

A distillate composed of active and/or inert ingredient(s) extracted from plant or animal matter, and represented in concentrated form.

(Extract Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)