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Definition of: azeotrope
(ə·zē′ə·trōp) noun Chem.
A mixture of substances, as water and hydrochloric acid, which has a constant boiling point at specified concentration. [<Gk. a- not + zein boil + tropē a turning]
—az·e·o·trop·ic (az′ē·ō·trop′ik) adjective
—az·e·ot·ro·pism (az′ē·ot′rə·piz′əm), az′e·ot′ro·py noun
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