distilled

[ dih-stild ]

adjective

1. obtained or produced by distillation.

Other Words From

• undis·tilled adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of distilled¹

1425–75; late Middle English. See distill, -ed ²

Example Sentences

Both of these expressions of distilled emotion are painful to watch.

From Time

The malted barley, yeast, and water are cooked, fermented, and distilled exactly the same.

From The Daily Beast

He has distilled that business to a single three-letter word: how.

From The Daily Beast

The agave juice is then extracted using a round stone wheel called a tahona before being distilled twice.

From The Daily Beast

It distills only 19 barrels of bourbon daily, compared with hundreds distilled by other producers.

From The Daily Beast

In Austria, schnaps is a colloquial term that historically references distilled fruit brandy.

From The Daily Beast

For comparison, the gas may be passed through a test-tube containing an equal amount of distilled water.

From Project Gutenberg

Distilled water may be used for dilution, but is more liable to cause error.

From Project Gutenberg

The excess of stain is poured off, and the preparation introduced slowly, with the film side down, into distilled water.

From Project Gutenberg

The whole mass is then transferred to a retort and distilled over a slow fire.

From Project Gutenberg

Upon forty pounds of roses, with the calixes, sixty pounds of water are poured, and the whole is distilled over a slow fire.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• processed
• pure
• purified