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Noun: pervaporation
  1. The concentration of a colloidal solution whose colloid will not pass through a semipermeable membrane; solution is placed in a bag of the membrane and the solvent is evaporated off
    "Pervaporation is used in some industrial processes to separate liquid mixtures"

Derived forms: pervaporations

Type of: concentration

Encyclopedia: Pervaporation