evapotranspiration
noun
evapo·trans·pi·ra·tion
i-ˈva-pō-ˌtran(t)-spə-ˈrā-shən 
: loss of water from the soil both by evaporation and by transpiration from the plants growing thereon
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The repository will be engineered to safely contain the uranium waste rock, with an evapotranspiration cap placed as a permanent cover to prevent rainwater from reaching the waste.
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Arlyssa D. Becenti, AZCentral.com, 5 Nov. 2025
These changes in the weather increase evapotranspiration and lower soil moisture.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
All crops with a vascular system can experience evapotranspiration, but summer crops are the most common, Basso said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 24 July 2025
In a process called evapotranspiration, plants release water vapor into the atmosphere.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 22 July 2025
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“Evapotranspiration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evapotranspiration. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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