transpiration

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Synonyms: transmigration, transportation, thinspiration, transforation, transpirations, transfixation, tarnspiration

Antonyms: transmigration, transportation, thinspiration, transforation, transpirations, transfixation, tarnspiration

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|botany}} The [[loss]] of [[water]] by [[evaporation]] in [[terrestrial]] [[plant]]s, especially through the [[stomata]]; accompanied by a [[corresponding]] [[uptake]] from the [[root]]s.
2. {{lb|en|physiology}} The process of giving off water [[vapour]] through the [[skin]] or [[mucous membrane]]s.
3. The [[passage]] of [[gas]]es through fine [[tube]]s.

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