devolatilize

[ dee-vol-uh-tl-ahyz ]

verb (used with object),de·vol·a·til·ized, de·vol·a·til·iz·ing.
  1. to cause (a vapor) to liquefy.

verb (used without object),de·vol·a·til·ized, de·vol·a·til·iz·ing.
  1. (of a vapor) to liquefy.

Origin of devolatilize

1
First recorded in 1860–65; de- + volatilize
  • Also especially British, de·vol·a·til·ise .

Other words from devolatilize

  • de·vol·a·til·i·za·tion, noun

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