Evaporative

e·vap·o·rate  (-vp-rt)

v. e·vap·o·rat·ed, e·vap·o·rat·ing, e·vap·o·rates

v.tr.

1.

a. To convert or change into a vapor.

b. To draw off in the form of vapor.

2. To draw moisture from, as by heating, leaving only the dry solid portion.

3. To deposit (a metal) on a substrate by vacuum sublimation.

v.intr.

1.

a. To change into vapor.

b. To pass off in or as vapor.

2. To produce vapor.

3. To disappear; vanish: Our fears at last evaporated. See Synonyms at disappear.

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[Middle English evaporaten, from Latin vaprre, vaprt- : -, ex-, ex- + vapor, steam.]

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e·vapo·ration n.

e·vapo·rative adj.

e·vapo·rative·ly adv.

e·vapo·ra·tivi·ty (-r-tv-t) n.

e·vapo·rator n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

evaporative - relating to or causing or being caused by evaporation; "an evaporative cooler"