distillate
English
Etymology
From distill + -ate (noun-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɪstɪlət/
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Noun
distillate (countable and uncountable, plural distillates)
- The liquid that has been condensed from vapour during distillation; normally a purified form or a fraction of an original liquid.
- Hypernym: condensate
- (by extension) The essence of something.
- (Australia) Diesel fuel.
Derived terms
Translations
liquid that has been condensed from vapour
See also
Italian
Etymology 1
Verb
distillate
- inflection of distillare:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Etymology 2
Participle
distillate f pl
- feminine plural of distillato
Latin
Verb
distīllāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of distīllō