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   Ephippiorhynchus
         n 1: saddlebills [syn: {Ephippiorhynchus}, {genus
               Ephippiorhynchus}]

English Dictionary: evaporate by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
n
  1. large black-and-white stork of tropical Africa; its red bill has a black band around the middle
    Synonym(s): saddlebill, jabiru, Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
epiphora
n
  1. repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences, verses, etc.
    Synonym(s): epiphora, epistrophe
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Epipremnum
n
  1. small genus of evergreen lianas of southeastern Asia to western Pacific areas
    Synonym(s): Epipremnum, genus Epipremnum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Epipremnum aureum
n
  1. evergreen liana widely cultivated for its variegated foliage
    Synonym(s): golden pothos, pothos, ivy arum, Epipremnum aureum, Scindapsus aureus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Eva Braun
n
  1. the German mistress of Adolf Hitler (1910-1945) [syn: Braun, Eva Braun]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
evaporable
adj
  1. (used of substances) capable of being volatilized [syn: evaporable, vaporific, vapourific, vaporizable, vapourisable, volatilizable, volatilisable]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
evaporate
v
  1. lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue; "evaporate milk"
    Synonym(s): evaporate, vaporize, vaporise
  2. cause to change into a vapor; "The chemist evaporated the water"
    Synonym(s): evaporate, vaporise
  3. change into a vapor; "The water evaporated in front of our eyes"
    Synonym(s): evaporate, vaporise
  4. become less intense and fade away gradually; "her resistance melted under his charm"; "her hopes evaporated after years of waiting for her fiance"
    Synonym(s): melt, disappear, evaporate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
evaporated
adj
  1. drawn off in the form of vapor; "evaporated molecules boil off"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
evaporated milk
n
  1. milk concentrated by evaporation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
evaporation
n
  1. the process of becoming a vapor [syn: vaporization, vaporisation, vapor, vapour, evaporation]
  2. the process of extracting moisture
    Synonym(s): dehydration, desiccation, drying up, evaporation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
evaporative
adj
  1. relating to or causing or being caused by evaporation; "an evaporative cooler"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
evaporative cooler
n
  1. a cooling system that cools by evaporation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
evaporite
n
  1. the sediment that is left after the evaporation of seawater
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
evaporometer
n
  1. an instrument that measures rate of evaporation of water
    Synonym(s): atmometer, evaporometer
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Peppermint \Pep"per*mint\, n. [Pepper + mint.]
      1. (Bot.) An aromatic and pungent plant of the genus {Mentha}
            ({M. piperita}), much used in medicine and confectionery.
  
      2. A volatile oil (oil of peppermint) distilled from the
            fresh herb; also, a well-known essence or spirit (essence
            of peppermint) obtained from it.
  
      3. A lozenge of sugar flavored with peppermint.
  
      {Peppermint} camphor. (Chem.) Same as {Menthol}.
  
      {Peppermint tree} (Bot.), a name given to several Australian
            species of gum tree ({Eucalyptus amygdalina}, {E.
            piperita}, {E. odorata}, etc.) which have hard and durable
            wood, and yield an essential oil.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Epibranchial \Ep`i*bran"chi*al\, a. [Pref. epi- + branchial.]
      (Anat.)
      Pertaining to the segment between the ceratobranchial and
      pharyngobranchial in a branchial arch. -- n. An epibranchial
      cartilage or bone.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Epiperipheral \Ep`i*pe*riph"er*al\, a. [Pref. epi- +
      peripheral.] (Physiol.)
      Connected with, or having its origin upon, the external
      surface of the body; -- especially applied to the feelings
      which originate at the extremities of nerves distributed on
      the outer surface, as the sensation produced by touching an
      object with the finger; -- opposed to {entoperipheral}. --H.
      Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Epipharyngeal \Ep`i*phar`yn*ge"al\, a. [Pref. epi- +
      pharyngeal.] (Anat.)
      Pertaining to the segments above the epibranchial in the
      branchial arches of fishes. -- n. An epipharyngeal bone or
      cartilage.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Epipharynx \Ep`i*phar"ynx\, n. [Epi- + pharynx.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A structure which overlaps the mouth of certain insects.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Epiphragm \Ep"i*phragm\, n. [Gr. [?] a covering, lid, fr. [?] to
      block up.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A membranaceous or calcareous septum with which some mollusks
      close the aperture of the shell during the time of
      hibernation, or [91]stivation.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Evaporable \E*vap"o*ra*ble\, a.
      Capable of being converted into vapor, or dissipated by
      evaporation.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Evaporaive \E*vap"o*ra*ive\, a. [L. evaporatius: cf. F.
      [82]vaporatif.]
      Pertaining to, or producing, evaporation; as, the evaporative
      process.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Evaporate \E*vap"o*rate\, v. t.
      1. To convert from a liquid or solid state into vapor
            (usually) by the agency of heat; to dissipate in vapor or
            fumes.
  
      2. To expel moisture from (usually by means of artificial
            heat), leaving the solid portion; to subject to
            evaporation; as, to evaporate apples.
  
      3. To give vent to; to dissipate. [R.]
  
                     My lord of Essex evaporated his thoughts in a
                     sonnet.                                             --Sir. H.
                                                                              Wotton.
  
      {Evaporating surface} (Steam Boilers), that part of the
            heating surface with which water is in contact.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Evaporate \E*vap"o*rate\, a. [L. evaporatus, p. p.]
      Dispersed in vapors. --Thomson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Evaporate \E*vap"o*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Evaporated}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Evaporating}.] [L. evaporatus, p. p. of
      evaporare; e out + vapor steam or vapor. See {Vapor}.]
      1. To pass off in vapor, as a fluid; to escape and be
            dissipated, either in visible vapor, or in practice too
            minute to be visible.
  
      2. To escape or pass off without effect; to be dissipated; to
            be wasted, as, the spirit of writer often evaporates in
            the process of translation.
  
                     To give moderate liberty for griefs and discontents
                     to evaporate . . . is a safe way.      --Bacon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Evaporate \E*vap"o*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Evaporated}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Evaporating}.] [L. evaporatus, p. p. of
      evaporare; e out + vapor steam or vapor. See {Vapor}.]
      1. To pass off in vapor, as a fluid; to escape and be
            dissipated, either in visible vapor, or in practice too
            minute to be visible.
  
      2. To escape or pass off without effect; to be dissipated; to
            be wasted, as, the spirit of writer often evaporates in
            the process of translation.
  
                     To give moderate liberty for griefs and discontents
                     to evaporate . . . is a safe way.      --Bacon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Evaporate \E*vap"o*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Evaporated}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Evaporating}.] [L. evaporatus, p. p. of
      evaporare; e out + vapor steam or vapor. See {Vapor}.]
      1. To pass off in vapor, as a fluid; to escape and be
            dissipated, either in visible vapor, or in practice too
            minute to be visible.
  
      2. To escape or pass off without effect; to be dissipated; to
            be wasted, as, the spirit of writer often evaporates in
            the process of translation.
  
                     To give moderate liberty for griefs and discontents
                     to evaporate . . . is a safe way.      --Bacon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Evaporate \E*vap"o*rate\, v. t.
      1. To convert from a liquid or solid state into vapor
            (usually) by the agency of heat; to dissipate in vapor or
            fumes.
  
      2. To expel moisture from (usually by means of artificial
            heat), leaving the solid portion; to subject to
            evaporation; as, to evaporate apples.
  
      3. To give vent to; to dissipate. [R.]
  
                     My lord of Essex evaporated his thoughts in a
                     sonnet.                                             --Sir. H.
                                                                              Wotton.
  
      {Evaporating surface} (Steam Boilers), that part of the
            heating surface with which water is in contact.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Evaporation \E*vap`o*ra"tion\, n. [L. evaporatio: cf. F.
      [82]vaporation.]
      1. The process by which any substance is converted from a
            liquid state into, and carried off in, vapor; as, the
            evaporation of water, of ether, of camphor.
  
      2. The transformation of a portion of a fluid into vapor, in
            order to obtain the fixed matter contained in it in a
            state of greater consistence.
  
      3. That which is evaporated; vapor.
  
      4. (Steam Engine) See {Vaporization}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Evaporator \E*vap"o*ra`tor\, n.
      An apparatus for condensing vegetable juices, or for drying
      fruit by heat.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Evaporometer \E*vap`o*rom"e*ter\, n. [L. evaporare to evaporate
      + -meter: cf. F. [82]vaporm[8a]tre.] (Physics)
      An instrument for ascertaining the quantity of a fluid
      evaporated in a given time; an atmometer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Evibrate \E*vi"brate\, v. t. & i. [L. evibrare. See {Vibrate}.]
      To vibrate. [Obs.] --Cockeram.

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Epaphras
      lovely, spoken of by Paul (Col. 1:7; 4:12) as "his dear
      fellow-servant," and "a faithful minister of Christ." He was
      thus evidently with him at Rome when he wrote to the Colossians.
      He was a distinguished disciple, and probably the founder of the
      Colossian church. He is also mentioned in the Epistle to
      Philemon (1:23), where he is called by Paul his
      "fellow-prisoner."
     

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Epaphroditus
      fair, graceful; belonging to Aphrodite or Venus the messenger
      who came from Phillipi to the apostle when he was a prisoner at
      Rome (Phil. 2:25-30; 4:10-18). Paul mentions him in words of
      esteem and affection. On his return to Philippi he was the
      bearer of Paul's letter to the church there.
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Epaphras, covered with foam
  

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Epaphroditus, agreeable; handsome
  
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