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distill

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To drop; to fall in drops; to trickle.

To flow gently, or in a small stream.

To practice the art of distillation.

To let fall or send down in drops.

To obtain by distillation; to extract by distillation, as spirits, essential oil, etc.; to rectify; as, to distill brandy from wine; to distill alcoholic spirits from grain; to distill essential oils from flowers, etc.; to distill fresh water from sea water.

To subject to distillation; as, to distill molasses in making rum; to distill barley, rye, corn, etc.

To dissolve or melt.

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water condenses Source: Internet

The acid distills at a specific temperature Source: Internet

The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound Source: Internet

distill the essence of this compound Source: Internet

purify the water Source: Internet

Although may of the art historians of the early 20th century, including Erwin Panofsky and Max Jakob Friedländer saw him as a painter who did little but distill the style of others and painted in an archaic and unimaginative style. Source: Internet

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