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evaporative

Variant of evaporate

transitive verb evaporated, evaporating

  1. to change (a liquid or solid) into vapor; drive out or draw off in the form of vapor
  2. to remove moisture from (milk, vegetables, fruits, etc.) by heating or drying so as to get a concentrated product
    1. to deposit (a metal, metallic salts, etc.) by sublimation
    2. to drive out (neutrons, electrons, etc.)

intransitive verb

  1. to become vapor; pass off in the form of vapor
  2. to give off vapor
  3. to disappear like vapor; vanish

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