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vaporescence

[ vey-puh-res-uh ns ]
/ ˌveɪ pəˈrɛs əns /
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noun

production or formation of vapor.

RELATED WORDS

melting, dispersal, evanescence, disappearance, escape, dissipation, fading, dehydration, desiccation, vaporization, dispelling

Nearby words

vapor barrier, vapor lock, vapor pressure, vapor tension, vapor trail, vaporescence, vaporetto, vaporific, vaporimeter, vaporing, vaporish

Origin of vaporescence

First recorded in 1835–45; vapor + -escence

Related forms

va·por·es·cent, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for vaporescence

vaporescence

/ (ˌveɪpəˈrɛsəns) /

noun

the production or formation of vapour

Derived Forms

vaporescent, adjective
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Medicine definitions for vaporescence

vaporescence

[ vā′pə-rĕs′əns ]

n.

The formation of vapor.
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