What does "evaporator" mean?

A piece of equipment used to evaporate the solvent from a solution.

What is a synonym for "evaporator"?

Common synonyms include: aerosol, atomizer, drier, retort, spray, still.

How do you pronounce "evaporator"?

Pronounced //ɪˈvæp.ə.ɹeɪt.ɚ//.

Evaporator

//ɪˈvæp.ə.ɹeɪt.ɚ// noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
A piece of equipment used to evaporate the solvent from a solution.
2
The part of a refrigerator that absorbs heat by evaporating a refrigerant.

Synonyms

All synonyms

aerosol atomizer drier retort spray still

Example

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"Across town, another urban syrup maker now collects sap from a network of friends and neighbors, boils it down in his evaporator and returns syrup to the sap donors."

Etymology

From evaporate + -or.

Related phrases

rotary evaporator

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