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azeotrope

(ə′zē′ə trōp′)

noun

a liquid mixture that maintains a constant boiling point and that produces a vapor of the same composition as the mixture

Origin: < a- + Gr zein, to boil (see yeast) + -trope

Related Forms:

azeotropic adjective

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noun

A liquid mixture of two or more substances that retains the same composition in the vapor state as in the liquid state when distilled or partially evaporated under a certain pressure.

Origin:

Origin: a-¹

Origin: + Greek zein, to boil; see zeolite

Origin: + Greek -tropos, turning; see -tropous

Related Forms:

aˌze·o·tropˈic (āˌzē-ə-trŏpˈĭk, -trōˈpĭk) adjective

aˌze·otˈro·py (-ŏtˈrə-pē) noun

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