0 to make a liquid stronger or purer by heating it until it changes to a gas and then cooling it so that it changes back into a liquid:
This is the extraordinary lesson which we can distil from theatre history.
The solvent, in this case an acid, was distilled off or evaporated, and the salts were obtained from the highly concentrated solution, usually by cooling.
Faecal samples (10 mg) were collected from each bird and mixed with 1 ml of sterile distilled water and then plated on sterile media.
Madmen in authority, who hear voices in the air, are distilling their frenzy from some academic scribbler from a few years back.
Madmen in authority, who hear voices in the air, are distilling their frenzy from some academic scribbler of a few years back.
How was the episode distilled into a tragedy, and what were the lessons of that tragedy?
Germinated seeds were counted and removed and distilled water added at weekly intervals.
The result was a residue, which was discarded, while only the clear, often filtered solution was distilled.
