destructive distillation
destructive distillation · destructive distillations
The heating of a material, such as coal or wood, in an inert atmosphere, at a high…The heating of a material, such as coal or wood, in an inert atmosphere, at a high temperature such as to cause decomposition; the principal products include oils and tars from which many useful organic compounds may be obtained; town gas and coke were obtained in this way.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, physical, uncountable)The heating of a material, such as coal or wood, in an inert atmosphere, at a high temperature such as to cause decomposition; the principal products include oils and tars from which many useful organic compounds may be obtained; town gas and coke were obtained in this way.
More definitions
- heating a solid substance in a closed container and collecting the volatile products
Forms
plural: destructive distillations| Singular | destructive distillation |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable