Meanings
nounrotoevaporation (uncountable)
alternative rotavaporation
- uncountableevaporation by means of a rotary evaporator
To concentrate the elixir for in vitro studies, a powder version was obtained by drying using rotoevaporation, followed by exposure to nitrogen to drive all remaining liquid out of the product, followed by manual pulverization.
2015 August 5, Caitlin Cole et al., “Arum Palaestinum with isovanillin, linolenic acid and β-sitosterol inhibits prostate cancer spheroids and reduces the growth rate of prostate tumors in mice”, in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, volume 15, →DOI
Origin
Cite this entry
APA
rotoevaporation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rotoevaporation
MLA
“rotoevaporation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rotoevaporation. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rotoevaporation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rotoevaporation.
Source: rotoevaporation on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.