evaporation | ||
1. | [ noun ] (chemistry) the process of becoming a vapor | |
Synonyms: | vapor vaporisation vapour vaporization | |
Related terms: | phase_change smoke boiling clouding evaporate evaporate evaporate gasify | |
2. | [ noun ] (physics) the process of extracting moisture (as by heat) | |
Synonyms: | dessication drying_up desiccation dehydration | |
Related terms: | extraction inspissation freeze-drying plastination dehydrate dehydrate | |
Similar spelling: |
evaporative evaporate evaporated evaporable evaporometer evaporite |