TRANSPIRATIONS

Noun

transpirations

plural of transpiration

Source: Wiktionary


TRANSPIRATION

Tran`spi*ra"tion, n. Etym: [F. transpiration.]

1. (Physiol.)

Definition: The act or process of transpiring or excreting in the form of vapor; exhalation, as through the skin or other membranes of the body; as, pulmonary transpiration, or the excretion of aqueous vapor from the lungs. Perspiration is a form of transpiration. Cudworth.

2. (bot.)

Definition: The evaporation of water, or exhalation of aqueous vapor, from cells and masses of tissue.

3. (Physics)

Definition: The passing of gases through fine tubes, porous substances, or the like; as, transpiration through membranes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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