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Webster 1913 Edition
Evaporation
E-vapˊo-ra′tion
,Noun.
[L.
evaporatio
: cf. F. évaporation
.] 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 camphor2.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Evaporation
EVAPORA'TION
,Noun.
1.
The act of flying off in fumes; vent; discharge.2.
In pharmacy, the operation of drawing off a portion of a fluid in steam, that the remainder may be of a greater consistence, or more concentrated.