distillation
noun
[ ˌdɪstɪˈleɪʃn ]
• the action of purifying a liquid by a process of heating and cooling.
• "the petroleum distillation process"
Similar:
distilling,
purification,
refining,
filtering,
filtration,
treatment,
processing,
sublimation,
fractionation,
pressing,
squeezing,
extraction,
extracting,
drawing out,
concentration,
condensation,
reduction,
• the extraction of the essential meaning or most important aspects of something.
• "this book represents the distillation of years of experience in the private sector"
