pervaporation

English

Etymology

Blend of permeation +‎ evaporation

Noun

pervaporation (countable and uncountable, plural pervaporations)

  1. (chemistry) A technique whereby the components of a mixture of two liquids are separated by selective permeation through a semipermeable membrane, the component that passes through the membrane being removed by evaporation
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