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azeotrope
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azeotrope /azeo·trope/ (a´ze-o-trōp″) a mixture of two substances that has a constant boiling point and cannot be separated by fractional distillation.azeotrop´ic
a·ze·o·trope (-z-trp, z-)
n.
A liquid mixture of two or more substances that retains the same composition in the vapor state as in the liquid state when distilled or partially evaporated under a certain pressure.
aze·o·tropic (az--trpk, -trpk) adj.
azeotrope [a´ze-o-trōp″]
a mixture of two substances that has a constant boiling point and cannot be separated by fractional distillation. adj., adj azeotrop´ic.
azeotrope
a mixture of two substances that has a constant boiling point and cannot be separated by fractional distillation.
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