a·ze·o·trope

(ə-zē′ə-trōp′, ā′zē-)

A liquid mixture of two or more substances that boils at a constant characteristic temperature lower or higher than any of its components and that retains the same composition in the vapor state as in the liquid state.

[a- + Greek zein, to boil; see zeolite + Greek -tropos, turning; see -tropous.]

a′ze·o·trop′ic (ā′zē-ə-trŏp′ĭk, -trō′pĭk) adj.

a′ze·ot′ro·py (-ŏt′rə-pē) n.

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azeotropy

(ˌeɪzɪˈɒtrəpɪ)

the existence of azeotropesthe state of having or being an azeotrope

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References in periodicals archive

This is typical of complex fluids in which azeotropy does not occur.

Weathering patterns of ignitable liquids with the advanced distillation curve method

Sunol, "Homotopy continuation based prediction of azeotropy in binary and multicomponent mixtures-through equations of state," Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, vol.

Fixed-term homotopy

Yokozeki, "Double Azeotropy in Binary Mixtures of N[H.sub.3] and CH[F.sub.2]C[F.sub.3]," Fluid Phase Equilib.

On determination of azeotrope coordinates from [g.sup.E] for binary isothermal and isobaric systems

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