a mixture of liquids that boils at a constant temperature, at a given pressure, without change of composition
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a•ze•o•trope
(ə zē′ə trōp′, ā′zē-),USA pronunciation n. [Physical Chem.]
a•ze•o•trop•ic
(ā′zē ə trop′ik, -trō′pik),USA pronunciation adj.
a•ze•ot•ro•py
(ā′zē o′trə pē),USA pronunciation a′ze•ot′ro•pism, n.
- Chemistryany liquid mixture having constant minimum and maximum boiling points and distilling off without decomposition and in a fixed ratio, as isopropyl alcohol and water.
- 1910–15; a-6 + Greek zé(ein) to boil + -o- + -trope
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