distillation

Meaning

Noun

• The act of falling in drops, or the act of pouring out in drops.
• That which falls in drops.
• The separation of more volatile parts of a substance from less volatile ones by evaporation and condensation.
• The substance extracted by distilling.

Origin

• From Middle English distillacioun, from Anglo-Norman distillacioun, from Latin distīllātiōnem, accusative of distīllātiō.