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distillate definition

dis·til·late (dis′tə lāt′, -lit; also di stil′it)

noun

  1. a product of distillation; liquid obtained by distilling
  2. the essence of anything

Etymology: < L distillatus, pp. of distillare

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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