dry distillation

noun

The heating of solid materials to produce gaseous products (which may condense into liquids or solids).

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Meanings

noundry distillation (countable and uncountable, plural dry distillations)

plural dry distillations

  1. countableuncountableThe heating of solid materials to produce gaseous products (which may condense into liquids or solids).

Translations

Finnish kuivatislaus
  • kuivatislausextraction of gaseous products from solid materials using heat
Ukrainian сухи́й перегі́н, суха́ перего́нка
  • сухи́й перегі́н (suxýj perehín)extraction of gaseous products from solid materials using heat
  • суха́ перего́нка (suxá perehónka)extraction of gaseous products from solid materials using heat
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APA

dry distillation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20distillation

MLA

“dry distillation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20distillation. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dry distillation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20distillation.

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