English dictionary
transpiration
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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the passage of gases through fine tubes because of differences in pressure or temperature
Source: WordNet 3.0
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the process of giving off or exhaling water vapor through the skin or mucous membranes
Source: WordNet 3.0
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the emission of water vapor from the leaves of plants
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The act or process of transpiring or excreting in the form of vapor; exhalation, as through the skin or other membranes of the body; as, pulmonary <i>transpiration</i>, or the excretion of aqueous vapor from the lungs. Perspiration is a form of transpiration.
Source: webster1913