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evap·o·rate Listen to audio/ɪˈvæpəˌreɪt/ verb
evap·o·rates; evap·o·rat·ed; evap·o·rat·ing
1 : to change from a liquid into a gas [no obj] Let the liquid start to evaporate. [+ obj] The heat evaporated the water.
2 [no obj] : to go away suddenly : to disappear or vanish
The opportunity evaporated before he could act on it.
— evap·o·ra·tion Listen to audio /ɪˌvæpəˈreɪʃən/ noun [noncount]
water loss through evaporation
— evap·o·ra·tive Listen to audio /ɪˈvæpəˌreɪtɪv/ adjective, technical
evaporative cooling
— evap·o·ra·tor Listen to audio /ɪˈvæpəˌreɪtɚ/ noun, plural evap·o·ra·tors [count]
The boiling takes place in machines called evaporators.

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