evap·o·ra·tion
n : the change by which any substance is converted from a liquid state into and carried off in vapor : specif : the conversion of a liquid into vapor in order to remove it wholly or partly from a liquid of higher boiling point or from solids dissolved in or mixed with it evap*o*rate vb -rat*ed -rat*ing evap*o*ra*tor n
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