To obtain instantaneous dehydration, use is made in practice of a stream of hot gas-generally air-the temperature of which ranges between 400 and 1000 C., and a quantity of alumina, of the order of 20 to 150 gr. per cubic meter of hot gas, is continuously dropped therein.
Neoplasm is an abnormal growth of tissue, which if it forms a mass, is commonly referred to as a tumor. This abnormal growth (neoplasia) usually but not always forms a mass. ICD-10 classifies neoplasms into four main groups: benign neoplasms, in situ neoplasms, malignant neoplasms, and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behavior.
Tumor is also not synonymous with cancer. While cancer is by definition malignant, a tumor can be benign, precancerous, or malignant. The terms mass and nodule are often used synonymously with tumor. Generally speaking, however, the term tumor is used generically, without reference to the physical size of the lesion.