evaporative

adjective

evap·​o·​ra·​tive ə̇ˈvapəˌrā|t|iv 

ēˈ-, 

-p(ə)rə|, 

|t|, 

|ēv also |əv

: relating to, producing, or produced by evaporation

evaporative coating

evaporatively

|ə̇vlē, 

-li

adverb

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Late Latin evaporativus, from Latin evaporatus + -ivus -ive

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Rhymes for evaporative

• accommodative
• accumulative
• adjudicative
• administrative
• agglutinative
• ameliorative
• appreciative
• assimilative
• associative
• authoritative
• collaborative
• cooperative