vaporize and condense
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separation and purification — ▪ chemistry Introduction in chemistry, separation of a substance into its components and the removal of impurities. There are a large number of important applications in fields such as medicine and manufacturing. General principles… … Universalium
distill — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. extract, express, concentrate; drip, trickle, evaporate; purify. See purity, extraction, vapor. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. vaporize and condense, volatilize, draw out, steam, drip, precipitate, sublimate … English dictionary for students
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OTEC — n. [o(cean) t(hermal) e(nergy) c(onversion)] a solar energy conversion system for producing electricity, using warm and cold ocean layers to vaporize and condense a fluid that drives a turbine … English World dictionary
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