 evaporation |
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| 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 |
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