solar still

noun

A simple distillation device consisting of a sheet of plastic placed over a pit, allowing water vapor produced by evaporation to run back into a collection vessel.

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Meanings

nounsolar still (plural solar stills)

plural solar stills

  1. A simple distillation device consisting of a sheet of plastic placed over a pit, allowing water vapor produced by evaporation to run back into a collection vessel.
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