distillation
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/ˌdɪstɪˈleɪʃn/
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/ˌdɪstɪˈleɪʃn/
noun
R
The process of heating a liquid to create vapor, which is then cooled and collected as a liquid. It's often used to make alcoholic drinks stronger.
The distillation of the alcohol took several hours to complete.
アルコールの精錬には数時間かかりました。
R
The process of taking the most important information or ideas from something, like a book or a speech, and presenting it in a shorter form.
The article is a distillation of the main points from the lecture.
この記事は、講演から抽出された主要ポイントです。
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語形変化
Plural
distillations