- A liquid condensed from vapor in distillation.
- A purified form; an essence: "Finally the President knows the most crucial things about every facet of reality, the pristine distillate of the world's critical information" (Peregrine Worsthorne).
distillate
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dis·til·late (dĭs'tə-lāt', -lĭt, dĭ-stĭl'ĭt)  |
n.
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A product of distillation.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling
Synonym: distillation
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