dry distillation

Noun

Meaning

dry distillation (countable and uncountable, plural dry distillations)

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

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Synonyms

sublimation destructive distillation distillatory

Examples

Baltic amber yields on dry distillation succinic acid, the proportion varying from about 3% to 8%, and being greatest in the pale opaque or bony varieties. Source: Internet

For example, acetone could be formed by the dry distillation of metal acetates, so acetone was the syndesmide of two acetate ions. Source: Internet

For this reason, benzoic acid for human consumption was obtained by dry distillation of gum benzoin. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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