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e⋅vap⋅o⋅ra⋅tion

  [i-vap-uh-rey-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the act or process of evaporating.
2. the state of being evaporated.
3. Archaic. matter or the quantity of matter evaporated or passed off in vapor.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME evaporacioun < L ēvapōrātiōn- (s. of ēvapōrātiō). See evaporate, -ion

Related forms:
e⋅vap⋅o⋅ra⋅tive  [i-vap-uh-rey-tiv, -er-uh-tiv] , adjective
e⋅vap⋅o⋅ra⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
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e·vap·o·rate   (ĭ-vāp'ə-rāt')   
v.   e·vap·o·rat·ed, e·vap·o·rat·ing, e·vap·o·rates

v.   tr.

    1. To convert or change into a vapor.

    2. To draw off in the form of vapor.

  2. To draw moisture from, as by heating, leaving only the dry solid portion.

  3. To deposit (a metal) on a substrate by vacuum sublimation.

v.   intr.

    1. To change into vapor.

    2. To pass off in or as vapor.

  2. To produce vapor.

  3. To disappear; vanish: Our fears at last evaporated. See Synonyms at disappear.


[Middle English evaporaten, from Latin ēvapōrāre, ēvapōrāt- : ē-, ex-, ex- + vapor, steam.]
e·vap'o·ra'tion n., e·vap'o·ra'tive adj., e·vap'o·ra'tive·ly adv., e·vap'o·ra·tiv'i·ty (-ərə-tĭv'ĭ-tē) n., e·vap'o·ra'tor n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: evap·o·ra·tion
Pronunciation: i-"vap-&-'rA-sh&n
Function: noun
: the change by which any substance is converted froma liquid state into and carried off in vapor; specifically : the conversion of a liquid into vapor in order to remove it wholly or partly from a liquid of higher boiling point or fromsolids dissolved in or mixed with it —evap·o·rate /i-'vap-&-"rAt/ verb -rat·ed; -rat·ing
—evap·o·ra·tor /-"rAt-&r/ noun
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evaporation e·vap·o·ra·tion (ĭ-vāp'ə-rā'shən)
n.

  1. A change from liquid to vapor form.

  2. Loss of volume of a liquid by conversion into vapor. Also called volatilization.

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evaporation   (ĭ-vāp'ə-rā'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
The change of a liquid into a vapor at a temperature below the boiling point. Evaporation takes place at the surface of a liquid, where molecules with the highest kinetic energy are able to escape. When this happens, the average kinetic energy of the liquid is lowered, and its temperature decreases.
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