Distil

dis-til′, v.i. to fall in drops; to flow gently: to use a still.— v.t. to let or cause to fall in drops: to convert a liquid into vapour by heat, and then to condense it again: to extract the spirit or e ential oil from anything by evaporation and condensation:— pr.p. distil′ling; pa.p. distilled′. — adj. Distil′lable .— ns. Distil′lāte , the product of distillation; Distillā′tion , the act of distilling.— adj. Distil′latory , of or for distilling.— ns. Distil′ler ; Distil′lery , a place where distilling is carried on; Distil′ling , the action of the verb distil , distillation; Distil′ment ( Shak. ), that which is distilled.— Destructive distillation , the collection of the volatile matters released when a substance is destroyed by heat in a close ve el (as coal in making gas); Fractional distillation , the separation by distilling liquids having different boiling-points, the heat being gradually increased and the receiver changed. [O. Fr. distiller —L. distillāre , -ātum — de , down, stillāre , to drop— still a , a drop.]