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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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