Word of the Day:
evaporation
What It Means
The process of a liquid converting to the gaseous state.
The process in which all or a portion of liquid (in a container) is turned into vapour, in order to increase the concentration of solid matter in the mixture.
That which is evaporated; vapor.
rate of evaporation
Did You Know?
From French évaporation, from Latin evaporatio. Morphologically evaporate + -ion.
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