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predistillation

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From pre- +‎ distillation.

Noun

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predistillation (uncountable)

  1. distillation prior to another process
  2. (chiefly attributive) Used to describe a preparatory process carried out before distillation

Usage notes

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  • The attributive use is normally hyphenated:- "pre-distillation filtration"