Definition of evaporation

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Evaporation (n.) The process by which any substance is converted from a liquid state into, and carried off in, vapor; as, the evaporation of water, of ether, of camphor..

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Gurglet :: Gurglet (n.) A porous earthen jar for cooling water by evaporation.
Atmidometer :: Atmidometer (n.) An instrument for measuring the evaporation from water, ice, or snow..
Evaporation :: Evaporation (n.) See Vaporization.
Graduation :: Graduation (n.) The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so as to hasten its evaporation..
Evaporaive :: Evaporaive (a.) Pertaining to, or producing, evaporation; as, the evaporative process..
Coagulation :: Coagulation (n.) The change from a liquid to a thickened, curdlike, insoluble state, not by evaporation, but by some kind of chemical reaction; as, the spontaneous coagulation of freshly drawn blood; the coagulation of milk by rennet, or acid, and the coagulation of egg albumin by heat. Coagulation is generally the change of an albuminous body into an insoluble modification..
Graduation :: Graduation (n.) The act of graduating, or the state of being graduated; as, graduation of a scale; graduation at a college; graduation in color; graduation by evaporation; the graduation of a bird's tail, etc..
Fixation :: Fixation (n.) A state of resistance to evaporation or volatilization by heat; -- said of metals.
Inspissate :: Inspissate (v. t.) To thicken or bring to greater consistence, as fluids by evaporation..
Devaporation :: Devaporation (n.) The change of vapor into water, as in the formation of rain..
Evaporable :: Evaporable (a.) Capable of being converted into vapor, or dissipated by evaporation..
Fixedness :: Fixedness (n.) The quality of a body which resists evaporation or volatilization by heat; solidity; cohesion of parts; as, the fixedness of gold..
Concentrate :: Concentrate (v. t.) To increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a liquid or an ore; to intensify, by getting rid of useless material; to condense; as, to concentrate acid by evaporation; to concentrate by washing; -- opposed to dilute..
Vaporation :: Vaporation (n.) The act or process of converting into vapor, or of passing off in vapor; evaporation..
Inspissation :: Inspissation (n.) The act or the process of inspissating, or thickening a fluid substance, as by evaporation; also, the state of being so thickened..
Dephlegmate :: Dephlegmate (v. t.) To deprive of superabundant water, as by evaporation or distillation; to clear of aqueous matter; to rectify; -- used of spirits and acids..
Evaporation :: Evaporation (n.) The transformation of a portion of a fluid into vapor, in order to obtain the fixed matter contained in it in a state of greater consistence..
Exhalation :: Exhalation (n.) The act or process of exhaling, or sending forth in the form of steam or vapor; evaporation..
Saltern :: Saltern (n.) A building or place where salt is made by boiling or by evaporation; salt works.
Exhaust :: Exhaust (v. t.) To draw or let out wholly; to drain off completely; as, to exhaust the water of a well; the moisture of the earth is exhausted by evaporation..
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