- (n.) The evaporation of water or exhalation of aqueous vapor, from cells and masses of tissue.
- (n.) The act or process of transpiring or excreting in the form of vapor; exhalation, as through the skin or other membranes of the body; as, pulmonary transpiration or the excretion of aqueous vapor from the lungs. Perspiration is a form of transpiration.
- (n.) The passing of gases through fine tubes, porous substances or the like; as, transpiration through membranes.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| MLA | Webster's. "transpiration" 28 May 2011. Web. 24 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/transpiration/definitions/2074123> |