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EVAPORATIVE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Relating to or causing or being caused by evaporation

Example:

an evaporative cooler

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

evaporation (the process of becoming a vapor)

Derivation:

evaporate (change into a vapor)

evaporate (cause to change into a vapor)

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