| azeotrope | A mixture of two or more liquids that boils without change in proportion of the liquids, either in the liquid or the vapor phase; e.g., 95% ethanol (actually 94.9% by volume, the rest being water). Origin: G. A-priv. + zeein, to boil, + tropos, a turning (05 Mar 2000) |
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| halothane-ether azeotrope | An azeotropic mixture in the proportions halothane 68 to diethyl ether 32, by volume, that combines the advantages of each anaesthetic yet is non-flammable. Origin: G. A-priv. + zeein, to boil, + tropos, a turning (05 Mar 2000) |
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