Etymology

azeotrope

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀ-
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀ-“no”
  2. English todayazeotrope

From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “no”) + ζέω (zéō, “to boil”) + τρόπος (trópos, “state”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀ- all →

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