🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

destilação

Pronunciation / Transliteration: des-ti-la-ção

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Distillation/ˌdɪs.tɪˈleɪ.ʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A destilação é um processo importante na química."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 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. 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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