<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the volatilization or evaporation and subsequent condensation of a liquid, as when water is boiled in a retort and the steam is condensed in a cool receiver.</li><li>the purification or concentration of a substance, the obtaining of the essence or volatile properties contained in it, or the separation of one substance from another, by such a process.</li><li>a product of distilling; distillate.</li><li>the act or fact of distilling or the state of being distilled.</li></ul>