distillate

noun

dis·​til·​late ˈdi-stə-ˌlāt 

-lət;

di-ˈsti-lət 

1

: a liquid product condensed from vapor during distillation

2

: something concentrated or extracted as if by distilling

Examples of distillate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Additional help was summoned to the scene and Koppers personnel provided them with details regarding the contents of the tank which was petroleum distillate, officials said. —Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026

Diesel and other distillates are now at their lowest level since May 2003. —Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 28 May 2026

Four years ago Tuesday, 17 Norfolk Southern trains derailed in Harmar Township, Allegheny County, spilling 3,000 gallons of non-flammable petroleum distillate into the Allegheny River. —Megan Shinn, CBS News, 26 May 2026

Unlike a standard column still, which strips away most congeners to produce a neutral spirit, the Creole Column is designed with fewer plates and a more open vapor path, allowing a greater proportion of flavor compounds to carry through into the distillate. —Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for distillate

• abdicate
• abrogate
• acetate
• activate
• actuate
• aggravate
• agitate
• alginate
• alienate
• allocate
• amputate
• angulate

Kids Definition

distillate

noun

dis·​til·​late ˈdis-tə-ˌlāt 

-lət;

dis-ˈtil-ət

: a liquid product cooled from vapor during distillation

Medical Definition

distillate

noun

dis·​til·​late ˈdis-tə-ˌlāt  -lət; dis-ˈtil-ət 

: a liquid product condensed from vapor during distillation