EVAPORATIVE

evaporative

(adjective) relating to or causing or being caused by evaporation; “an evaporative cooler”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

evaporative (comparative more evaporative, superlative most evaporative)

Of, pertaining to, producing, or produced by evaporation.

Source: Wiktionary


E*vap"o*ra*tive, a. Etym: [L. evaporatius: cf. F. évaporatif.]

Definition: Pertaining to, or producing, evaporation; as, the evaporative process.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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27 May 2025

DIRECTIONALITY

(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”


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Coffee Trivia

There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.

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