distill

Etymology

verb

1. US standard spelling of distil.
   Carbonic acid is a limpid colourless body, extremely fluid, and floating upon the other contents of the tube. It distills readily and rapidly at the difference of temperature between 32° and 0°. 30 November 1823, Michael Faraday, “LXXXVI. On Fluid Chlorine.[…]”, in Alexander Tilloch, Richard Taylor, editors, The Philosophical Magazine and Journal: Comprehending the Various Branches of Science, the Liberal and Fine Arts, Agriculture, Manufactures, and Commerce, volume LXII, number 307, London: […] Richard Taylor,[…]; and sold by Cadell; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown; […], →OCLC, page 419