Main Entry: azeo·trope

Pronunciation: \ˈā-zē-ə-ˌtrōp\

Function: noun

Etymology: ²a- + zeo- (from Greek zein to boil) + -trope something changed, from Greek tropos turn — more at yeast, trope

Date: 1938

: a liquid mixture that is characterized by a constant minimum or maximum boiling point which is lower or higher than that of any of the components