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transpiration

[tran-spuh-rey-shuhn] / ˌtræn spəˈreɪ ʃən /




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Oxygen isotopes function as tracers, allowing scientists to learn about water sources, plant transpiration, and atmospheric moisture.

From Science Daily • Nov. 13, 2025

As the air becomes hotter, it becomes easier for plants to lose water to transpiration, especially because photosynthesis occurs during daylight hours when temperatures are highest.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2024

As carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere increase, plants may need to open their stomata less frequently, leading to decreased transpiration and preserving more groundwater.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2024

"We could exactly pinpoint how this is related to water transpiration and the ions the plant carries via the ascent of sap."

From Science Daily • May 28, 2024

We shall not form conjectures on the nature of this virtue or divine transpiration.

From Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels by Holbach, Paul Henry Thiry Baron d'




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