| evaporate | To cause or undergo evaporation. Synonym: volatilise. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| evaporation | 1. A change from liquid to vapor form. 2. Loss of volume of a liquid by conversion into vapor. Synonym: volatilization. Origin: L. E, out, + vaporare, to emit vapor (05 Mar 2000) |
| evaporator | An apparatus for condensing vegetable juices, or for drying fruit by heat. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| evaporometer | <physics> An instrument for ascertaining the quantity of a fluid evaporated in a given time; an atmometer. Origin: L. Evaporare to evaporate: cf. F. Evapormetre. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| evapotranspiration | <botany> Loss of water by evaporation from the soil and transpiration from plants. (11 Nov 1997) |
| evapotranspiratlon | The water released from plants as they grow. The evapouration of water from plant surfaces and adjacent soil. (05 Dec 1998) |