azeotrope

[uh-zee-uh-trohp, ey-zee-]

a·ze·o·trope

[uh-zee-uh-trohp, ey-zee-]
noun Physical Chemistry.
any liquid mixture having constant minimum and maximum boiling points and distilling off without decomposition and in a fixed ratio, as isopropyl alcohol and water.

Origin:
1910–15; a-6 + Greek (ein) to boil + -o- + -trope

a·ze·o·trop·ic [ey-zee-uh-trop-ik, -troh-pik] , adjective
a·ze·ot·ro·py [ey-zee-o-truh-pee] , a·ze·ot·ro·pism, noun
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azeotrope (əˈziːəˌtrəʊp)
 
n
a mixture of liquids that boils at a constant temperature, at a given pressure, without change of composition
 
[C20: from a-1 + zeo-, from Greek zein to boil + -trope]
 
azeotropic
 
adj

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azeotrope a·ze·o·trope (ə-zē'ə-trōp', ā'zē-)
n.
A liquid mixture of two or more substances that retains the same composition in the vapor state as in the liquid state when distilled or partially evaporated under a certain pressure.


a'ze·o·trop'ic (a'zē-ə-trŏp'ĭk, -trō'pĭk) adj.

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azeotrope

in chemistry, a mixture of liquids that has a constant boiling point because the vapour has the same composition as the liquid mixture. The boiling point of an azeotropic mixture may be higher or lower than that of any of its components. The components of the solution cannot be separated by simple distillation.

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