vaporization
the act of vaporizing.
the state of being vaporized.
the rapid change of water into steam, especially in a boiler.
Medicine/Medical. a vapor therapy.
Origin of vaporization
1Other words from vaporization
- re·va·por·i·za·tion, noun
Words that may be confused with vaporization
- evanescence, evaporation, liquefaction, melting, thawing, transpiration, vaporization
Words Nearby vaporization
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How to use vaporization in a sentence
But after Bernie (A.B.), after the vaporization of $17 billion of primarily Jewish wealth, everything changed.
Automatically controlled heat application to ensure complete vaporization of fuels.
Marvel Carbureter and Heat Control | AnonymousAlso, every motorist has had impressed upon him the fact that heat aids in the vaporization of gasoline.
The Gasoline Motor | Harold Whiting SlausonThe total heat of the steam remains nearly constant, whatever be the temperature at which the vaporization occurred.
Very careful experiments show the exact heat of vaporization to be 536.1 calories.
General Science | Bertha M. Clark
In iron dishes a mixture of dilute alcohol and salt was placed, and warmed so as to promote vaporization.
Six Lectures on Light | John Tyndall
Cultural definitions for vaporization
In physics and chemistry, the conversion of a solid or a liquid into a gas. (See boiling point, phases of matter, and sublimation.)
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