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steam distillation

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables
steam dis-til-la-tion
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A technique in which the volatile components of a material are separated by passing steam through the heated material.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

steam distillations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

see at distillation § Hyponyms

Questions

What does steam distillation mean?
A technique in which the volatile components of a material are separated by passing steam through the heated material.

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