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pervaporate

/pɜːvapəɹeɪt/

pervaporate verb: to evaporate through a semipermeable membrane, as a method of separating liquids.

Verb

pervaporate (third-person singular simple present pervaporates, present participle pervaporating, simple past and past participle pervaporated)

  1. (physical) To evaporate through a semipermeable membrane, as a method of separating liquids.

Forms of pervaporate

third-person singular presentpervaporates
present participlepervaporating
past participlepervaporated
pastpervaporated

Questions about pervaporate

What does pervaporate mean?
Pervaporate means to evaporate through a semipermeable membrane, as a method of separating liquids.
What part of speech is pervaporate?
Pervaporate is a verb.
How do you pronounce pervaporate?
Pervaporate is pronounced /pɜːvapəɹeɪt/.
What is the past tense of pervaporate?
The past tense of pervaporate is pervaporated.

Words near pervaporate in the dictionary

  1. pervaginal
  2. pervalicious
  3. pervalvar
  4. pervanadate
  5. pervanadates
  6. pervaporate
  7. pervaporated
  8. pervaporates
  9. pervaporating
  10. pervaporation
  11. pervaporations

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