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Definitions:
Noun
destructive distillation
Definition: heating a solid substance in a closed container and collecting the volatile products
Definition: 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.