azeotrope

a·ze·o·trope

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uh-zee-uh-trohp, ey-zee-]
- /əˈzi əˌtroʊp, ˈeɪ zi-/
- /ˈeɪzətrˌəʊp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-zee-uh-trohp, ey-zee-]
- /əˈzi əˌtroʊp, ˈeɪ zi-/

Definitions of azeotrope word

noun azeotrope a mixture of liquids that boils at a constant temperature, at a given pressure, without change of composition 3
noun azeotrope a liquid mixture that maintains a constant boiling point and that produces a vapor of the same composition as the mixture 3
noun azeotrope any liquid mixture having constant minimum and maximum boiling points and distilling off without decomposition and in a fixed ratio, as isopropyl alcohol and water. 1
noun azeotrope A mixture of two liquids that has a constant boiling point and composition throughout distillation. 1
noun azeotrope (physics) A mixture of two or more substances whose liquid and gaseous forms have the same composition (at a certain pressure); the substances cannot be separated by normal distillation. 0

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Origin of azeotrope

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

1910-15; a-6 + Greek zé(ein) to boil + -o- + -trope

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Parts of speech for Azeotrope

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Azeotrope

azeotrope popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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azeotrope usage trend in Literature

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