distil(l)
distil(l) (let) fall in minute drops; vaporize by heat and condense; also intr. XIV. — (partly through (O)F. distiller) L. distillāre, for dēstillāre, f. DE- 1 + stillāre, f. stilla drop.
So distillation XIV. distillery †distillation XVII; place for distilling XVIII.
So distillation XIV. distillery †distillation XVII; place for distilling XVIII.
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