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Evaporator

Description:

An evaporator is a device, usually a part of a refrigeration system, that facilitates the conversion of a liquid into vapor by absorbing heat from its surroundings.

Senses:

  1. A device used in industrial processes to remove or concentrate a substance by evaporating its liquid component.
  2. A component in a refrigeration system that changes the state of a refrigerant from liquid to vapor.
  3. An apparatus in a distillation setup responsible for evaporating the liquid to separate it from other components.
  4. A piece of laboratory equipment used to evaporate solvents from a sample.

Sample Sentences:

  • The evaporator in the chemical plant helps in the concentration of the desired substance.
  • The air conditioner's evaporator coil cools down the warm refrigerant, turning it into a vapor.
  • In the distillation process, the evaporator causes the liquid to vaporize, leaving behind its impurities.
  • The chemist used the rotary evaporator to evaporate the solvent and obtain the pure compound.

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