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Record 1 2011-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Distilling Industries (Food Ind.)
DEF

The last runnings of a distillation containing most of the amyl alcohol and other substances of high boiling point.

CONT

About 1% to 2% of the first of the distillation, or heads, is collected separately and eventually mixed with the tails and redistilled to recover their alcoholic contents.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Distillerie (Alimentation)
DEF

Les dernières parties du liquide de distillation qui contiennent la plus grande quantité de substances à point d'ébullition élevé, alcool amylique, etc.

OBS

L'ensemble des impuretés d'un flegme qui distillent à la fin d'une rectification discontinue.

OBS

Ces termes sont employés uniquement dans la distillation intermittente.

Spanish

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