Familiar examples include the distillation of crude fermentation broths into alcoholic spirits such as gin and vodka, and the fractionation of crude oil into useful products such as gasoline and heating oil. In the organic lab, distillation is used for purifying solvents and liquid reaction products.
Name: Abi. Gender: Unisex (Male and Female) Usage: Abi, of African origin, is a popular first name. It is more often used as a unisex (male and female) name. People having the name Abi are in general originating from Israel. For another variant of the name Abi across the world, see Abibatu.
The increase in popularity of the name is sometimes attributed to the notable character Alexis Colby from the American television series Dynasty. A 1978 movie, Ice Castles, featured as the main character a blind figure skater named Alexis Lexie Winston. Aleksi, a Finnish variant, was the third most popular name for boys born in Finland in 2007. Alessia, an Italian feminine variant, was the second most common name for girls born in Italy in 2006.