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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries증류
Pronunciation / Transliteration: jeungnyu
"증류는 액체를 정제하는 데 사용됩니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The process of separating the components or substances from a liquid mixture by selective evaporation and condensation.
"The distillation of crude oil produces various fuels and chemicals." - 2
A purified liquid obtained by distillation.
"The distillation yielded a high-quality spirit for the distillery."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'distillation' originates from the Latin word 'destillatio', which means 'to drip down'. It evolved through Middle English, where it referred to the process of purifying liquids by heating and cooling, a technique that dates back to ancient civilizations.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Distillation" is said worldwide
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distillation
Transliteration: dis-ti-la-syon
"La distillation est utilisée pour purifier l'eau."
Destillation
Transliteration: des-ti-la-tion
"Die Destillation von Wasser ist ein wichtiger Prozess."
distillazione
Transliteration: dis-til-la-tion-e
"La distillazione è fondamentale nella produzione di alcol."
destilación
Transliteration: des-ti-la-ción
"La destilación se utiliza para separar líquidos."
destilação
Transliteration: des-ti-la-ção
"A destilação é um processo importante na química."
वाष्पीकरण
Transliteration: vāṣpīkaraṇ
"वाष्पीकरण एक महत्वपूर्ण प्रक्रिया है।"
蒸馏
Transliteration: zhēngliú
"蒸馏是提纯液体的常用方法。"
증류
Transliteration: jeungnyu
"증류는 액체를 정제하는 데 사용됩니다."
蒸留
Transliteration: jōryū
"蒸留は液体を精製するために使用されます。"
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