Thesaurus: evaporation

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1. 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.
2. 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.
3. n. That which is evaporated; vapor.
4. n. See Vaporization.
5. n. the process of becoming a vapor
6. n. the process of extracting moisture
7. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. That which is evaporated; vapor. 4. (Steam Engine) See Vaporization.
8. n:100 n the process of becoming a vapor n the process of extracting moisture