azeotrope

American

[uh-zee-uh-trohp, ay-zee-] / əˈzi əˌtroʊp, ˈeɪ zi- /

noun

Physical Chemistry.

any liquid mixture having constant minimum and maximum boiling points and distilling off without decomposition and in a fixed ratio, as isopropyl alcohol and water.

azeotrope British

/ əˈziːəˌtrəʊp /

noun

a mixture of liquids that boils at a constant temperature, at a given pressure, without change of composition

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Etymology

Origin of azeotrope

1910–15; a- ⁶ + Greek zé ( ein ) to boil + -o- + -trope

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