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azeotrope Chem.|əˈziːətrəʊp|
[f. Gr. ἀ- priv. (a- 14) + zeo- combining form f. Gr. ζεῖν to boil + -trope (cf. Gr. τρόπος turning).]
A mixture of liquids the boiling-point of which does not change on distillation. So azeoˈtropic a.; azeˈotropism, azeˈotropy, the stage of being an azeotrope.
1911Jrnl. Chem. Soc. XCIX. 998 (title) Formation of azeotropic mixtures of ethyl alcohol and water. 1934Webster, Azeotropism..azeotropy. 1936Nature 22 Aug. 307/2 Mixtures which are ‘azeotropic’, because they form mixtures of minimum (or more rarely, maximum) boiling point. 1938S. T. Bowden Phase Rule & Phase Reactions vi. 118 Ordinary ethyl alcohol and water..give rise to an azeotrope containing 96 per cent of alcohol. 1947Endeavour VI. 14/2 It was in Brussels too that Lecat started his chemical researches..in the field of azeotropism. |