distillates
Condensed vapor products
Distillates are liquids produced by distillation—the process of heating a substance until it vaporizes, then cooling the vapor back into liquid form.
The term appears most often in contexts of petroleum refining, where crude oil yields various distillates like gasoline, diesel, and kerosene.
In spirits production, distillates are the alcoholic liquids collected from a still: The distillate was aged in oak barrels for twelve years.
Oak-aged grain spirit
- vodkaClear distilled spirit
- rumMolasses-based liquor
- ginCotton-cleaning machine
- brandySpirit from fermented fruit
cognac · bourbon · scotch · tequila · liqueur · moonshine · absinthe · mezcal
Refined petroleum vehicle fuel
- dieselCompression-ignition fuel
- keroseneFlammable petroleum distillate
- naphthaVolatile petroleum-derived solvent
- jet fuelAircraft turbine propellant
fuel oil · bitumen · paraffin · benzene · toluene · xylene · ethylene · propylene
Concentrated derived substance
- quintessencePurest embodiment of something
- concentrateReduced, potent form
- tinctureHerb steeped in alcohol
- elixirMythical healing draught
purity · refinement · reduction · core · heart · kernel · gist · crux
whiskey
Oak-aged grain spirit
brandy · cognac · bourbon · scotch · tequila · liqueur · moonshine · absinthe · mezcal · grappa
gasoline
Refined petroleum vehicle fuel
- dieselCompression-ignition fuel
- keroseneFlammable petroleum distillate
- naphthaVolatile petroleum-derived solvent
jet fuel · fuel oil · bitumen · paraffin · benzene · toluene · xylene · ethylene · propylene · butane
extract
Concentrated derived substance
- quintessencePurest embodiment of something
- concentrateReduced, potent form
- tinctureHerb steeped in alcohol
elixir · purity · refinement · reduction · core · heart · kernel · gist · crux · sublimate
filter
Porous separation device
separate · fractionate · condense · vaporize · evaporate · boil · redistill · decant · purify · concentrate
fragrance
Pleasing olfactory quality
attar · essential oil · absolute · floral · musky · citrus · woody · amber · top notes · base notes
- petroleumcrude oil, crude, petroleum, oil wells, oil fields
- apothecarypharmacy, apothecary, drugstore, dispensary, pharmacist
- phytochemistryphytochemicals, alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenes, glycosides
- pharmacopeiapharmacopoeia, pharmacopeia, USP, EP, monographs
distillatescrude oil
Unrefined fossil fuel
raw materials · feedstocks · source materials · tar · residues
distillatesfiltrates
Separates by straining
precipitates · extracts · condensates · residues · bottoms
- double distillationTwo successive vaporization cycles
- vacuum distillationPurification using pressure reduction
- distillation processSeparation via vaporization