redistillation

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noun

The purification of a liquid by means of multiple distillations

OriginEnglish distillation ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

nounredistillation (usually uncountable, plural redistillations)

plural redistillations

  1. uncountableusuallyThe purification of a liquid by means of multiple distillations
  2. countableusuallyA second or subsequent distillation

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishdistillation
  7. Englishredistillation

From re- + distillation.

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Translations

Italian ridistillazione
  • ridistillazioneTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

redistillation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redistillation

MLA

“redistillation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redistillation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “redistillation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redistillation.

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