vaporific
[ vey-puh-rif-ik ]
/ ˌveɪ pəˈrɪf ɪk /
adjective
QUIZZES
BECOME A PRO CHEF WITH THIS EXQUISITE CUISINE QUIZ!
Even if you can't be a professional chef, you can at least talk like one with this vocabulary quiz.
Question 1 of 9
You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?
Words nearby vaporific
vapid, vapor, vapor barrier, vaporescence, vaporetto, vaporific, vaporimeter, vaporing, vaporish, vaporization, vaporize
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
Example sentences from the Web for vaporific
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012