verdampfen

See also: Verdampfen

German

Etymology

ver- + Dampf + -en

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ver‧damp‧fen
  • IPA(key): /fɛʁˈdampfən/, [fɛɐ̯ˈdampfn̩]

Verb

verdampfen (weak, third-person singular present verdampft, past tense verdampfte, past participle verdampft, auxiliary haben)

  1. to evaporate
    • 1914, Hermann Küttner, Die Entwicklung der Chirurgie, Reimar Hobbing, page 1373:
      Die Zuführung des Narkotikums geschieht vorwiegend durch die Atemwege: in geeigneten Masken, welche Mund und Nase bedecken, verdampft das Betäubungsmittel und wird mit der Atemluft aufgenommen.
      The administration of the anesthetic mainly happens through the respiratory system: in suitable masks, which cover mouth and nose, the narcotic substance evaporates and is absorbed with the breathing air.
  2. to vaporize / vaporise

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