distillate

English

Etymology

From distill +‎ -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɪstɪlət/
  • Audio (General Australian):(file)

Noun

distillate (countable and uncountable, plural distillates)

  1. The liquid that has been condensed from vapour during distillation; normally a purified form or a fraction of an original liquid.
    Hypernym: condensate
  2. (by extension) The essence of something.
  3. (Australia) Diesel fuel.

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Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

distillate

  1. inflection of distillare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

distillate f pl

  1. feminine plural of distillato

Latin

Verb

distīllāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of distīllō