transpiration
1. the passage of gases through fine tubes because of differences in pressure or temperature (Freq. 3) • Derivationally related forms: transpire • Hypernyms: natural process, natural action, action, activity 2. the process of giving off or exhaling water vapor through the skin or mucous membranes • Derivationally related forms: transpire • Hypernyms: bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity 3. the emission of water vapor from the leaves of plants • Derivationally related forms: transpire • Hypernyms: organic process, biological process
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