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tran⋅spi⋅ra⋅tion

  [tran-spuh-rey-shuhn]
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–noun
1. an action or instance of transpiring.
2. Botany. the passage of water through a plant from the roots through the vascular system to the atmosphere.
Origin:
1545–55; trans- + L spīrātiōn-, s. of spīrātiō breathing (spīrāt(us), ptp. of spīrāre to breathe + -iōn- -ion ); perh. directly < F or NL
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tran·spi·ra·tion   (trān'spə-rā'shən)   
n.  The act or process of transpiring, especially through the stomata of plant tissue or the pores of the skin.
tran'spi·ra'tion·al adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: tran·spi·ra·tion
Pronunciation: tran(t)s-p&-'rA-sh&n
Function: noun
: the passage of watery vapor from a living bodythrough a membrane or pores —tran·spi·ra·tion·al /-shn&l, -sh&n-&l/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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transpiration tran·spi·ra·tion (trān'spə-rā'shən)
n.
The passage of watery vapor through the skin or through any membrane or pore.

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