dehydration, desiccation, drying up, evaporation
(noun) the process of extracting moisture
vaporization, vaporisation, vapor, vapour, evaporation
(noun) the process of becoming a vapor
Source: WordNet® 3.1
evaporation (countable and uncountable, plural evaporations)
The process of a liquid converting to the gaseous state.
The process in which all or a portion of liquid (in a container) is turned into vapour, in order to increase the concentration of solid matter in the mixture.
(archaic) That which is evaporated; vapor.
Source: Wiktionary
E*vap`o*ra"tion, n. Etym: [L. evaporatio: cf. F. Ă©vaporation.]
1. The process by which any substance is converted from a liquid state into, and carried off in, vapor; as, the evaporation of water, of ether, of camphor.
2. The transformation of a portion of a fluid into vapor, in order to obtain the fixed matter contained in it in a state of greater consistence.
3. That which is evaporated; vapor.
4. (Steam Engine)
Definition: See Vaporization.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 June 2025
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.
