evaporation
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(noun) the process of extracting moisture (as by heat) |
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Synonyms: dehydration, dessication, drying up |
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Related Words: extraction |
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(noun) the process of becoming a vapor |
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Synonyms: vapor, vaporisation, vaporization, vapour |
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Related Words: boiling, clouding, clouding up, phase change, phase transition, smoke, smoking, state change |
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