English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
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Transpiration
(n.)
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 transpiration, or the excretion of aqueous
vapor from the lungs. Perspiration is a form of transpiration.
Transpiration
(n.)
The evaporation of water, or exhalation of aqueous
vapor, from cells and masses of tissue.
Transpiration
(n.)
The passing of gases through fine tubes, porous
substances, or the like; as, transpiration through membranes.