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still, term applied to the apparatus used in distillation distillation, process used to separate the substances composing a mixture. It involves a change of state, as of liquid to gas, and subsequent condensation . The process was probably first used in the production of intoxicating beverages. ..... Click the link for more information. , referring either to the flask in which a liquid to be distilled is evaporated, or to other pieces of equipment, or to the entire apparatus. still1 a. a still photograph, esp of a scene from a motion-picture film b. (as modifier): a still camera still2 1. an apparatus for carrying out distillation, consisting of a vessel in which a mixture is heated, a condenser to turn the vapour back to liquid, and a receiver to hold the distilled liquid, used esp in the manufacture of spirits 2. a place where spirits are made; distillery still [stil] (chemical engineering) A device used to evaporate liquids; heat is applied to the liquid, and the resulting vapor is condensed to a liquid state. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| I stopped still, and I believe I trembled; of course I did not turn round or run away; I was not brought up to that. Edna arose, cramped from lying so long and still in the hammock. Still ignorant of the fate of those who had trusted to the aid of the swift current, he at first listened intently to any signal or sounds of alarm, which might announce the good or evil fortune of their hazardous undertaking. |
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