- pervaporate
- verb1. evaporate through a semipermeable membrane• Derivationally related forms: ↑pervaporation• Verb Frames:-
Something ——s
2. cause (a liquid) to evaporate through a semipermeable membrane• Derivationally related forms: ↑pervaporation• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s something
-Something ——s something
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\(ˌ)pərˈvapəˌrāt\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s)Etymology: per- + evaporate: to subject to pervaporation
Useful english dictionary. 2012.