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馏

liú

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liú to distill; to break a liquid substance up into components by boiling liù to steam; to cook in a steamer

Definitions

  1. 1. to distill
  2. 2. to break a liquid substance up into components by boiling

Words Containing 馏

蒸馏
zhēng liú

to distill

分馏
fēn liú

fractional distillation

蒸馏水
zhēng liú shuǐ

distilled water

蒸馏器
zhēng liú qì

still (i.e. distilling apparatus)

蒸馏酒
zhēng liú jiǔ

distilled liquor

干馏
gān liú

to carbonize

直馏
zhí liú

direct distillation

馏分
liú fèn

fraction (of a distillate)