Meanings
- not comparableNot evaporating.
The pails are made to hold 14 quarts, and are said to be nonfreezing, nonevaporating and noncorrosive.
1903 June 18, The Iron Age, volume 71, page 732 more examples
This can be avoided by expelling the water from the traps and filling them with kerosene, glycerin or some other nonevaporating material, thus insuring the comfort and health of subsequent occupants.
1905 June 3, The Metal Worker Plumber and Steam FitterHere, mainly light components evaporate, while nonevaporating, heavier components reach the evaporation chamber of the intermediate stage 2.
2016, Karl Jousten, Handbook of Vacuum Technology, page 404
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