vaporific

American

[vey-puh-rif-ik] / ˌveɪ pəˈrɪf ɪk /

adjective

producing vapor; tending to form vapor.
of, relating to, or of the nature of vapor; vaporous.

vaporific British

/ ˌveɪpəˈrɪfɪk /

adjective

producing, causing, or tending to produce vapour
of, concerned with, or having the nature of vapour
tending to become vapour; volatile

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Etymology

Origin of vaporific

First recorded in 1775–85; vapor + -i- + -fic

Example Sentences

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The waters, stored with their vaporific heat, are then carried aloft into the atmosphere till the rarest of the vapour reaches the very cold regions of the air, which immediately forms a small portion of it into a fleecy cloud.

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