predistillation

English

Alternative forms

  • pre-distillation

Etymology

From pre- +‎ distillation.

Noun

predistillation (uncountable)

  1. distillation prior to another process
  2. (chiefly attributive) Used to describe a preparatory process carried out before distillation

Usage notes

  • The attributive use is normally hyphenated:- "pre-distillation filtration"