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distillable

/dɪstˈɪləbəl/ adj

Capable of being distilled, especially capable of being distilled without chemical decomposition.

Word Origin Distillable comes from Latin 'destillare', to drip down, from dis- 'down' and 'stillare' 'to drop'. The breakdown dis+still+able shows the prefix, root, and suffix meaning 'able to be'. So distillable means capable of being distilled — separated drop by drop. The same root gives us instill (to drip in) and the noun still (a distilling apparatus). The image is of liquid trickling down.

adj Capable of being distilled, especially capable of being distilled without chemical decomposition.

Crude oil is highly distillable into various petroleum products.

(形容词) 可蒸馏的

原油可高度蒸馏成各种石油产品。

(adjetivo) Que puede ser destilado, especialmente capaz de ser destilado sin descomposición química.

El petróleo crudo es altamente destilable en varios productos petrolíferos.

(adjectif) Qui peut être distillé, notamment sans subir de décomposition chimique.

Le pétrole brut se prête facilement à la distillation en divers produits pétroliers.

(Adjektiv) destillierbar [fähig, durch Destillation gereinigt oder getrennt zu werden, insbesondere ohne chemische Zersetzung.]

Rohöl ist in hohem Maße **distillable** und lässt sich in verschiedene Erdölprodukte aufspalten.

(形容詞) 蒸留できる。特に、化学的に分解されることなく蒸留できる性質を持っている。

原油は様々な石油製品へと蒸留できる。

(adjetivo) destilável [Capaz de ser destilado, especialmente capaz de ser destilado sem decomposição química.]

O petróleo bruto é altamente destilável em diversos produtos petrolíferos.

Synonyms: volatile evaporable distillable sublimable vaporizable condensable purifiable by distillation extractable by distillation Antonyms: nonvolatile fixed non-distillable non-evaporable
Word parts: dis + still + able

Related words

distillation distillate distiller distillery instill still

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