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distilled waterWater that has been purified by heating it to steam and then condensing it back to liquid, removing impurities and minerals

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: Water that has been purified by heating it to steam and then condensing it back to liquid, removing impurities and minerals

Pronunciation (IPA): /dɪˈstɪld ˈwɔːtər/

Korean meaning: 불순물과 미네랄을 제거하기 위해 증기로 가열한 후 다시 액체로 응축시켜 정제한 물

Korean pronunciation: 디**스틸**드 **워**터

Example Sentences

  • My car's battery died because I forgot to add distilled water to it - apparently tap water makes it as grumpy as a coffee snob with instant coffee.
  • The iron works better with distilled water because it prevents mineral buildup.
  • She's so health-conscious that she only drinks distilled water - I told her she's literally paying extra to drink water with the personality removed.

distilled water

NOUN

//dɪˈstɪld ˈwɔːtər//

Water that has been purified by heating it to steam and then condensing it back to liquid, removing impurities and minerals

distilled water concept
💡 Concept

The chemist pours distilled water into a test tube for a precise experiment.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/dɪˈstɪld ˈwɔːtər/
🇬🇧 UK/dɪˈstɪld ˈwɔːtə/

🌳Etymology

Prefixdis--
Rootstill
Suffix--ed

Origin

라틴어 'distillare'에서 유래되었으며, 이는 '방울방울 떨어뜨리다'라는 의미입니다. 중세 시대 연금술사들이 순수한 물질을 얻기 위해 증류 과정을 개발했던 역사를 담고 있습니다.

🎵Rhyme

instilledfulfilledskilled
instilled
fulfilled
skilled

🔗Collocations

distilled water bottle
pure distilled water
use distilled water
distilled water for injection
laboratory-grade distilled water

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My car's battery died because I forgot to add distilled water to it - apparently tap water makes it as grumpy as a coffee snob with instant coffee.

The iron works better with distilled water because it prevents mineral buildup.

😄 Fun example

She's so health-conscious that she only drinks distilled water - I told her she's literally paying extra to drink water with the personality removed.

Medical equipment must be cleaned with distilled water to ensure sterility.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

purified waterdeionized waterdemineralized water

Antonyms

tap watermineral waterhard water

Related

distillationpurificationsterilizationcondensationevaporation

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