Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A liquid condensed from vapor in distillation.
- n. A purified form; an essence: "Finally the President knows the most crucial things about every facet of reality, the pristine distillate of the world's critical information” ( Peregrine Worsthorne).
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In chem., a fluid distilled and found in the receiver of a distilling apparatus; the product of distillation.
Wiktionary
- n. The liquid that has been condensed from vapour during distillation; normally a purified form or a fraction of an original liquid
- n. by extension An essence of something
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Chem.) The product of distillation.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling
Examples
“Many chemical products start with petroleum feedstocks simply because a certain distillate is much closer to the end product than a lump of coal is.”
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“The traditional Dutch production method is to distill a fermented mixture of malt, corn, and rye two or three times in pot stills at low proof: that is, the distillate contains a fair amount of congeners, and resembles a light whisky.”
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“Whatever their reasons for emigrating to America, the English settlers generally might be regarded as a kind of distillate of people who somehow did not fit - or did not want to fit - in English society.”
“The distillate started to drip from the end of the copper coil, and Max hovered attentively, diverting clear condensate into a shot glass, sniffing intently, and tasting with his fingertip.”
“Crude-oil stocks rose 2.2 million barrels against an expected drop of 900,000 barrels, while increases in inventories of gasoline and distillate fuel heating oil and diesel were up by even greater amounts.”
“U.S. distillate inventories plunged 6 million barrels last week, according to the most recent data from the Department of Energy.”
The Wall Street Journal: Crude Tops $98 on Euro Zone, Supply Concerns
“We haven't been this tight in distillate inventories going into winter in years," said Phil Flynn , analyst at brokerage PFG Best in Chicago.”
The Wall Street Journal: Crude Tops $98 on Euro Zone, Supply Concerns
“They expected gasoline stockpiles to drop 1.7 million barrels and distillate inventories to fall 300,000 barrels.”
“Gasoline stockpiles rose by 2.2 million barrels, while distillate inventories increased by 800,000 barrels.”
The Wall Street Journal: Crude Futures Climb As OPEC To Keep Output Unchanged
“Gasoline stockpiles are seen rising by 2.1 million barrels; distillate supplies are expected to fall by 300,000 barrels.”
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