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TOPIK 6noun

증류

jeungnyu [증뉴]

증류가 · 증류를

distillation

Example

바닷물을 증류하면 마실 수 있는 물을 얻을 수 있습니다.

If you distill seawater, you can get drinkable water.

Word parts

증 steam류 trickle

Literally 'steam and trickle': vapor rises, then drips down as liquid.

Good to know

Pronounced [증뉴] — ㄹ after ㅇ becomes ㄴ (nasalization).