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(1):
(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.
(2):
(n.) The evaporation of water, or exhalation of aqueous vapor, from cells and masses of tissue.
(3):
(n.) The passing of gases through fine tubes, porous substances, or the like; as, transpiration through membranes.