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destructive distillations

destructive distillations is the plural of destructive distillation.

Meaning of destructive distillation

Noun

destructive distillation (countable and uncountable, plural destructive distillations)

  1. (physical) The heating of a material, such as coal or wood, in an inert atmosphere, at a high temperature such as to cause decomposition; the principal products include oils and tars from which many useful organic compounds may be obtained; town gas and coke were obtained in this way.

Questions about destructive distillations

What is destructive distillations the plural of?
Destructive distillations is the plural of destructive distillation.

Words near destructive distillations in the dictionary

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