distillation chaser
distillation chaser noun: a substance used to force a distillate in a distillation, as it has a boiling point more than that of the substance to be extracted and less than that of the impurities. It is rarely used but mostly with fractional distillation when column packing is used. As it vaporises it heats the column packing and causes the trapped fluid to rise over.
Noun
distillation chaser (plural distillation chasers)
- A substance used to force a distillate in a distillation, as it has a boiling point more than that of the substance to be extracted and less than that of the impurities. It is rarely used but mostly with fractional distillation when column packing is used. As it vaporises it heats the column packing and causes the trapped fluid to rise over.
Forms of distillation chaser
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Questions about distillation chaser
- What does distillation chaser mean?
- Distillation chaser means a substance used to force a distillate in a distillation, as it has a boiling point more than that of the substance to be extracted and less than that of the impurities. It is rarely used but mostly with fractional distillation when column packing is used. As it vaporises it heats the column packing and causes the trapped fluid to rise over.
- What part of speech is distillation chaser?
- Distillation chaser is a noun.
- What is the plural of distillation chaser?
- The plural of distillation chaser is distillation chasers.
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