transpiration
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[edit] English
[edit] Noun
transpiration (uncountable)
- (botany) The loss of water by evaporation in terrestrial plants, especially through the stomata; accompanied by a corresponding uptake from the roots.
- (physiology) The process of giving off water vapour through the skin or mucous membranes.
- The passage of gases through fine tubes.
[edit] Translations
botany: the loss of water by evaporation in terrestrial plants
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physiology: the process of giving off water vapour through the skin or mucous membranes
the passage of gases through fine tubes
[edit] French
[edit] Noun
transpiration f. (plural transpirations)
- sweat (bodily fluid)
