| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|---|
| bulgaria | изкапване, дестилация, дестилат |
| espanja | destilación, destilado |
| hollanti | Destillaat, destillatie |
| italia | distillazione, distillatorio |
| japani | 蒸留 (jōryū) |
| kreikka | απόσταξη (apóstaxi), απόσταγμα (apóstagma) |
| latina | distillatiō |
| norja | destillasjon |
| portugali | gotejamento, destilação, destilado |
| puola | destylacja, destylat |
| ranska | distillation |
| ruotsi | destillering, destillation |
| saksa | Destillation, Destillat |
| suomi | tislaus, tisle, tislaaminen |
| tšekki | destilace |
| venäjä | дистилляция (distilljatsija), перегонка (peregonka) |
| Monikko | distillations |
(chemistry, chemical engineering) The separation of more volatile parts of a substance from less volatile ones by evaporation and condensation.
Laboratory model of a still. 1: The heat source to boil the mixture 2: round-bottom flask containing the mixture to be boiled 3: the head of the still 4: mixture boiling-point thermometer 5: the condenser of the still 6: the cooling-water inlet of the condenser 7: the cooling-water outlet of the condenser 8: the distillate-receiving flask 9: vacuum pump and gas inlet 10: the receiver of the still 11: the heat control for heating the mixture 12: stirring mechanism speed control 13: stirring mechanism and heating plate 14: heating bath (oil/sand) for the flask 15: the stirring mechanism (not shown, e.g. boiling chips or mechanical stirring machine) 16: the distillate-cooling water bath.
Purification through repeated or continuous distilling; rectification.
Hieronymus Brunschwig's Liber de arte Distillandi de Compositis (Strassburg, 1512) Science History Institute
Purification through repeated or continuous distilling; rectification.
Typical industrial distillation towers