HyperDic: pervaporation

English > 1 sense of the word pervaporation:
NOUNactpervaporationthe concentration of a colloidal solution whose colloid will not pass through a semipermeable membrane
English > pervaporation: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningThe concentration of a colloidal solution whose colloid will not pass through a semipermeable membrane; solution is placed in a bag of the membrane and the solvent is evaporated off.
Broaderconcentrationstrengthening the concentration (as of a solute in a mixture) by removing diluting material
Spanishpervaporación
Catalanpervaporació
Verbspervaporatecause (a liquid / liquid) to evaporate through a semipermeable membrane
pervaporateevaporate through a semipermeable membrane

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