destructive distillation

destructive distillation

n.

A process by which organic substances such as wood, coal, and oil shale are decomposed by heat in the absence of air and distilled to produce useful products such as coke, charcoal, oils, and gases.

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destructive distillation

n

(Chemistry) the decomposition of a complex substance, such as wood or coal, by heating it in the absence of air and collecting the volatile products

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destructive distillation  (d-strktv)

A process by which organic substances such as wood, coal, and oil shale are broken down by heat in the absence of air. This causes them to break down into solids, liquids, and gases, which are then used to make products such as coke, charcoal, oils, and ammonia.

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Noun

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destructive distillation - heating a solid substance in a closed container and collecting the volatile products carbonisation, carbonization - the destructive distillation of coal (as in coke ovens) fractional process, fractionation - a process that uses heat to separate a substance into its components