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distilling

distilling is the present participle and gerund of distill.

Noun

distilling (countable and uncountable, plural distillings)

  1. Distillation.
    • And so by repeating of these Dissolvings and Distillings, there will be at length produced divers small Attoms […]1648, John Wilkins, Mathematical Magick

Forms of distilling

pluraldistillings

Words formed from distilling

Words that rhyme with distilling

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Questions about distilling

What does distilling mean?
Distilling means distillation.
What is distilling the present participle and gerund of?
Distilling is the present participle and gerund of distill.
What part of speech is distilling?
Distilling is a noun.
What is the plural of distilling?
The plural of distilling is distillings.

Words near distilling in the dictionary

  1. distillers' grains
  2. distillery
  3. distillery fungus
  4. distillest
  5. distilleth
  6. distilling
  7. distillings
  8. distillment
  9. distillments
  10. distills
  11. distilment

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