Usually means: Heating solids without air exposure.
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  1. destructive distillation: Merriam-Webster
  2. destructive distillation: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. destructive distillation: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. destructive distillation: Collins English Dictionary
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  11. Destructive distillation: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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Definitions from Wiktionary (destructive distillation)

noun:  (organic chemistry, physical chemistry) The heating of a material, such as coal or wood, in an inert atmosphere, at a high temperature such as to cause decomposition; the principal products include oils and tars from which many useful organic compounds may be obtained; town gas and coke were obtained in this way.

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