Evaporating
[ɪ'væpə,ret]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Evaporate
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Examples
- The gas first evaporating is nitrogen, and a lighted match applied to the surface of the liquid is quickly extinguished, since nitrogen does not support combustion. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The boilers have also been elongated, to enlarge the evaporating surface and economize fuel. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- The waters, as they run exposed to the sun, air, and wind, are continually evaporating. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- This can be demonstrated by evaporating the neutral liquid to dryness and examining the residue of solid matter, which proves to be common salt. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- These conditions are provided for by conducting the evaporation in a vacuum, which lowers the evaporating temperature and avoids contact with the air. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- This is still being done on our sea coasts, but the salt obtained by evaporating the water is very crude and usually contains many impurities. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Inventions relating to drying and evaporating fruit, and having for their main object to preserve as much as possible the natural taste and colour of the fruit, have been numerous. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The gases which had made the odor in the first place were then taken out in the form of solids, simply by evaporating the water away. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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