Defn: A separation of volatile parts by the act of distillation.
Nicholson.
ABSTRACTIONAL
Ab*strac"tion*al, a.
Defn: Pertaining to abstraction.
ABSTRACTIONIST
Ab*strac"tion*ist, n.
Defn: An idealist. Emerson.
ABSTRACTITIOUS
Ab`strac*ti"tious, a.
Defn: Obtained from plants by distillation. [Obs.] Crabb.
ABSTRACTIVE
Ab*strac"tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. abstractif.]
Defn: Having the power of abstracting; of an abstracting nature. "The abstractive faculty." I. Taylor.
ABSTRACTIVELY
Ab*strac"tive*ly, adv.