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destructive distillation
noun
- the decomposition of a substance, as wood or coal, by heating with a minimal exposure to air, and the collection of the volatile products formed.
destructive distillation
noun
- the decomposition of a complex substance, such as wood or coal, by heating it in the absence of air and collecting the volatile products
destructive distillation
/ dĭ-strŭk′tĭv /
- A process by which organic substances such as wood, coal, and oil shale are broken down by heat in the absence of air. This causes them to break down into solids, liquids, and gases, which are then used to make products such as coke, charcoal, oils, and ammonia.
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Example Sentences
Tannic and Gallic Acids yield the same set of products when submitted to destructive distillation.
The tobacco-pipe experiment of our boyhood is our first practical introduction to the destructive distillation of coal.
This arises from the destructive distillation of imperfectly carbonized organic matter.
Tar is an oily, dark colored, product obtained in the destructive distillation of pine wood.
On destructive distillation the leaves yield much gas, 10,000 cub.
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