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English noun: transpiration

1. transpiration (process) the passage of gases through fine tubes because of differences in pressure or temperature


Broader (hypernym)action, activity, natural action, natural process

2. transpiration (process) the process of giving off or exhaling water vapor through the skin or mucous membranes


Broader (hypernym)activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process

3. transpiration (process) the emission of water vapor from the leaves of plants


Broader (hypernym)biological process, organic process









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