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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.


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 ( ein ) to boil + -o- + -trope

Example Sentences

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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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Gypsy prizes for best dramatic productions of 2012 went to ACT Theatre's production of "The Pitmen Painters" and Azeotrope's "Jesus Hopped the A Train."

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

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