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vaporific
[ vey-puh-rif-ik ]
/ ˌveɪ pəˈrɪf ɪk /
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adjective
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vapid, vapor, vapor barrier, vaporescence, vaporetto, vaporific, vaporimeter, vaporing, vaporish, vaporization, vaporize
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How to use vaporific in a sentence
The statement of Dr. Thomson refers to the completion, or last stage, of the discovery, namely the vaporific combination of heat.
History of Civilization in England, Vol. 3 of 3|Henry Thomas Buckle
British Dictionary definitions for vaporific
vaporific
/ (ˌveɪpəˈrɪfɪk) /
adjective
producing, causing, or tending to produce vapour
of, concerned with, or having the nature of vapour
tending to become vapour; volatile
Also: vaporous
Word Origin for vaporific
C18: from New Latin vaporificus, from Latin vapor steam + facere to make
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