"destructive distillation" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: destructive distillations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} destructive distillation (countable and uncountable, plural destructive distillations)
  1. (organic chemistry, physical chemistry) The heating of a material, such as coal or wood, in an inert atmosphere, at a high temperature such as to cause decomposition; the principal products include oils and tars from which many useful organic compounds may be obtained; town gas and coke were obtained in this way. Wikipedia link: destructive distillation Tags: countable, physical, uncountable Categories (topical): Chemical reactions, Coal, Organic chemistry, Physical chemistry
    Sense id: en-destructive_distillation-en-noun-lHMT3mFX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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