zeotrope

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noun

A mixture of liquids that may be separated via the gas phase (i.e. by distillation)

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nounzeotrope (plural zeotropes)

plural zeotropes

  1. chemistryA mixture of liquids that may be separated via the gas phase (i.e. by distillation)

Origin

From ζέω (zéō, “to boil”) + τρόπος (trópos, “state”).

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Translations

French zéotrope
  • zéotropeA mixture of liquids that may be separated via the gas phase
Italian zeotropo
  • zeotropoA mixture of liquids that may be separated via the gas phase

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APA

zeotrope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zeotrope

MLA

“zeotrope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zeotrope. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zeotrope,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zeotrope.

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