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distilment

/dɪˈstɪl.mənt/

distilment noun: the process of distillation.

Noun

distilment (countable and uncountable, plural distilments)

  1. The process of distillation.
  2. The extract produced by distillation.
    • And in the porches of mine ears did pour the leperous distilmentc. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
    • I did not call him fool, and vex my friend, / But quietly allowed experiment, / Encouraged him to dust his drink, and now / Grate lignum vitæ now bruise so-called grains / Of Paradise, and now, for perfume, pour / Distilment rare, the rose of Jericho, / Holy-thorn, passion-flower, and what know I?...1873 January 23, Robert Browning, “Part IV”, in Red Cotton Night-Cap Country: Or Turf and Towers, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC, page 245

Forms of distilment

pluraldistilments
alternative formdistillment

Origin of distilment

* distil + -ment

Questions about distilment

What does distilment mean?
Distilment means the process of distillation.
What part of speech is distilment?
Distilment is a noun.
How do you pronounce distilment?
Distilment is pronounced /dɪˈstɪl.mənt/.
What is the plural of distilment?
The plural of distilment is distilments.

Words near distilment in the dictionary

  1. distilling
  2. distillings
  3. distillment
  4. distillments
  5. distills
  6. distilment
  7. distilments
  8. distils
  9. distinct
  10. distincted
  11. distincter

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