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roto- +‎ evaporation

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rotoevaporation (uncountable)

  1. evaporation by means of a rotary evaporator
    • 2015 August 5, Caitlin Cole et al., “Arum Palaestinum with isovanillin, linolenic acid and β-sitosterol inhibits prostate cancer spheroids and reduces the growth rate of prostate tumors in mice”, in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine[1], volume 15, →DOI:
      To concentrate the elixir for in vitro studies, a powder version was obtained by drying using rotoevaporation, followed by exposure to nitrogen to drive all remaining liquid out of the product, followed by manual pulverization.