destructive distillations

A form of destructive distillation — The heating of a material, such as coal or wood, in an inert atmosphere, at a high temperature such as to cause decomposition; the principal products include oils and tars from which many useful organic compounds may be obtained; town gas and coke were obtained in this way.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of destructive distillation
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