rotovap
/ˈɹəʊtəvæp/
rotovap is the abbreviation of rotary evaporator.
Meaning of rotary evaporator
Noun
rotary evaporator (plural rotary evaporators)
- A piece of laboratory equipment used to gently evaporate solvents from a chemical solution in a temperature controlled environment.
- Synonyms:
- rotoevaporator, rotaevaporator, rotovap, rotovape, rotavap, rotavape
Verb
rotovap (third-person singular simple present rotovaps, present participle rotovapping, simple past and past participle rotovapped)
- To process (a sample or substance) with a rotary evaporator.
Forms of rotovap
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | rotovaps |
| alternative form | rotovape |
| alternative form | rotavap |
| alternative form | rotavape |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | rotovaps |
| present participle | rotovapping |
| past participle | rotovapped |
| past | rotovapped |
Questions about rotovap
- What does rotovap mean?
- Rotovap means to process (a sample or substance) with a rotary evaporator.
- What is rotovap the abbreviation of?
- Rotovap is the abbreviation of rotary evaporator.
- What part of speech is rotovap?
- Rotovap is a verb.
- How do you pronounce rotovap?
- Rotovap is pronounced /ˈɹəʊtəvæp/.
- What is the past tense of rotovap?
- The past tense of rotovap is rotovapped.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: rotovap (page history and authors); rotary evaporator (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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