azeotrope

American  

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

noun

Physical Chemistry.

1. 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.

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azeotrope British  

/ ˌeɪzɪəˈtrɒpɪk, əˈziːəˌtrəʊp /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• azeotropic adjective
• azeotropism noun
• azeotropy noun

Etymology

Origin of azeotrope

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

Example Sentences

ACT, Strawberry Theatre Workshop, Azeotrope and others, Rush said, are covering the aesthetic gap New Century wanted to fill.

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Azeotrope’s local debut of the unsparing work has those actors in Richard Nguyen Sloniker and Amanda Zarr.

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New theater company Azeotrope stages this Stephen Adly Guirgis drama about life, death, salvation and other weighty issues against the backdrop of Rikers Island prison.

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Thanks to director Desdemona Chiang's skill, Azeotrope's staging in the small Eulalie Scandiuzzi space at ACT Theatre builds with muscular assurance.

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The play is finally getting its local debut in a bracing production from the highly capable Azeotrope Theatre.

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