liù liú

distill, distillation

DEFINITIONS

餾 liù
  • to steam
  • to cook in a steamer
  • to reheat cold food by steaming it
餾 liú
  • to distill
  • to break a liquid substance up into components by boiling

WORDS

gān liú to carbonize; dry distillation; carbonization
fēn liú fractional distillation
zhí liú direct distillation
zhēng liú to distill; distillation
器 zhēng liú qì still (i.e. distilling apparatus)
水 zhēng liú shuǐ distilled water
酒 zhēng liú jiǔ distilled liquor; spirits
分 liú fèn fraction (of a distillate); key (one component part of a distillate)
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