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: a part of a vacuum evaporating system in which the liquid to be concentrated rises through tubes surrounded by steam and descends through a central well

especially : a part of a vacuum evaporating system in which the liquid to be concentrated rises through tubes surrounded by steam and descends through a central well

: a heating element of an evaporator especially : a part of a vacuum evaporating system in which the liquid to be concentrated rises through tubes surrounded by steam and descends through a central well

: a black-headed South American mockingbird (Mimus modulator or M. orpheus) often kept as a cage bird

: a black-headed South American mockingbird (Mimus modulator or M. orpheus) often kept as a cage bird

: a black-headed South American mockingbird (Mimus modulator or M. orpheus) often kept as a cage bird

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