Distil — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops

extract by the process of distillation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɜːnɚɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪstˈɪl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪstˈɪl/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɜːnɚɹ/.

Examples

water condenses
The acid distills at a specific temperature
distill the essence of this compound

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

extract condense distill

Parts of Speech

verb	undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops “water condenses”
verb	extract by the process of distillation “distill the essence of this compound”
verb	undergo the process of distillation
verb	give off (a liquid) “The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound”

Word Forms

condensation	noun	the process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state
condensate	noun	atmospheric moisture that has condensed because of cold
distillate	noun	a purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling
distillation	noun	a purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling
distillery	noun	a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation
extractible	adjective	capable of being extracted
extraction	noun	the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means
distillment	noun	the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

destillieren

kondensieren; Vom gasförmigen in den flüssigen Zustand übergehen und in Tropfen zerfallen

🇫🇷French

distiller

subir de la condensation ; passer de l'état gazeux à l'état liquide et tomber en gouttes

🇪🇸Spanish

destilar

sufrir condensación; Pasa del estado gaseoso al líquido y cae en forma de gotas.

🇮🇹Italian

distillare

subire condensazione; passano dallo stato gassoso a quello liquido e cadono in gocce

🇳🇱Dutch

distilleren

condensatie ondergaan; veranderen van een gasvormige naar een vloeibare toestand en vallen in druppels

🇵🇹Portuguese

destilar

sofrer condensação; passar do estado gasoso para o líquido e cair em gotas

🇷🇺Russian

перегонять

подвергаться конденсации; переходить из газообразного состояния в жидкое и падать каплями

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चुलाना

संक्षेपण से गुजरना; गैसीय से तरल अवस्था में परिवर्तन और बूंदों में गिरना

🇧🇩Bengali

পাতন

ঘনীভূত হওয়া; একটি বায়বীয় থেকে তরল অবস্থায় পরিবর্তিত হয় এবং ফোঁটায় পড়ে

🇮🇳Tamil

வடித்தல்

ஒடுக்கத்திற்கு உட்படு; வாயுவிலிருந்து திரவ நிலைக்கு மாறுதல் மற்றும் சொட்டுகளில் விழும்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్వేదనం

కండెన్సేషన్ చేయించుకోండి; వాయు స్థితి నుండి ద్రవ స్థితికి మారడం మరియు చుక్కలలో పడటం

🇮🇳Marathi

डिस्टिल

घनीभूत होणे; वायूपासून द्रव अवस्थेत बदलणे आणि थेंब पडणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિસ્યંદન

ઘનીકરણમાંથી પસાર થવું; વાયુમાંથી પ્રવાહી સ્થિતિમાં બદલાય છે અને ટીપાં પડે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಟ್ಟಿ ಇಳಿಸಿ

ಘನೀಕರಣಕ್ಕೆ ಒಳಗಾಗುತ್ತದೆ; ಅನಿಲದಿಂದ ದ್ರವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಗೆ ಬದಲಾಯಿಸಿ ಮತ್ತು ಹನಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಬೀಳುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വാറ്റിയെടുക്കുക

കാൻസൻസേഷൻ നടത്തുക; വാതകാവസ്ഥയിൽ നിന്ന് ദ്രാവകാവസ്ഥയിലേക്ക് മാറുകയും തുള്ളികൾ വീഴുകയും ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡਿਸਟਿਲ

ਸੰਘਣਾਪਣ ਤੋਂ ਗੁਜ਼ਰਨਾ; ਇੱਕ ਗੈਸੀ ਤੋਂ ਤਰਲ ਅਵਸਥਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਦਲਣਾ ਅਤੇ ਬੂੰਦਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਡਿੱਗਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈسٹل

گاڑھا ہونا؛ ایک گیس سے مائع حالت میں بدلنا اور قطروں میں گرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

蒸馏

发生凝结；从气态变为液态并滴落

🇰🇷Korean

증류하다

응축을 겪다; 기체 상태에서 액체 상태로 변하여 방울로 떨어지다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chưng cất

trải qua quá trình ngưng tụ; chuyển từ thể khí sang thể lỏng và rơi thành giọt

🇹🇭Thai

กลั่น

เกิดการควบแน่น เปลี่ยนจากก๊าซเป็นสถานะของเหลวและตกเป็นหยด

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyaring

mengalami kondensasi; berubah wujud dari gas menjadi cair dan jatuh dalam bentuk tetesan

🇲🇾Malay

menyuling

mengalami pemeluwapan; berubah daripada keadaan gas kepada cecair dan jatuh dalam titisan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التقطير

الخضوع للتكثيف تتحول من الحالة الغازية إلى الحالة السائلة وتسقط على شكل قطرات

🇮🇷Persian

تقطیر

تحت متراکم شدن؛ از حالت گازی به مایع تبدیل می شود و به صورت قطره ای سقوط می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

damıtmak

yoğunlaşmaya maruz kalır; gaz halinden sıvı hale geçmek ve damlalar halinde düşmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְזַקֵק

לעבור עיבוי; עוברים ממצב גזי לנוזל ונופלים בטיפות

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The primary meaning of 'distil' is 'undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops'.

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