Distillation Process. Distillation is a controlled process commonly used in chemistry to separate mixtures of liquids. The process includes boiling a liquid and then collecting the vapor as it cools and condenses back into liquid form. Boiling is similar to evaporation because both processes turn a liquid into a gas.
Defying Gender Stereotypes: Juana Eclipsing Kino in John Steinbeckâs The Pearl. Abstract. The representation of female characters in the fiction of John Steinbeck has become a topic of scholarly interest as early as his first novel Cup of Gold.
pearl. 1  To set or adorn with pearls, or with mother-of-pearl. Used also figuratively. 2  To cause to resemble pearls; to make into small round grains; as, to pearl barley. 3  To resemble pearl or pearls. 4  To give or hunt for pearls; as, to go pearling. ( 5 surfing) to dig the nose of one's surfboard into the water, often on takeoff.