Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pervaporation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
per-va-po-ra-tion
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A technique whereby the components of a mixture of two liquids are separated by selective permeation through a semipermeable membrane, the component that passes through the membrane being removed by evaporation

Countable; Uncountable

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What does pervaporation mean?
A technique whereby the components of a mixture of two liquids are separated by selective permeation through a semipermeable membrane, the component that passes through the membrane being removed by evaporation
Where does pervaporation come from?
Blend of permeation + evaporation.

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