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distillation

distillation
a separation technique that heats a liquid mixture to collect its vapour and condense it back
Crude oil is separated into useful fractions such as petrol and diesel through fractional distillation.
From Lesson 3:Physical Sciences·TOEFL Academic Vocabulary

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Crude oil is separated into useful fractions such as petrol and diesel through fractional distillation.

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