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vapor pressure
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vapor pressure
Occupational health The pressure exerted by a
saturated vapor–the gaseous phase of a liquid, a function of the amount of vapor given off by a chemical. See Materials Safety Data Sheets, OSHA. Cf Vapor density.


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