hydrodistillation

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What does hydrodistillation mean?

A variant of steam distillation in which material is soaked for some time in water after which the mixture is heated and volatile materials are carried away in the steam, condensed and separated.

Where does hydrodistillation come from?

From hydro- + distillation.

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