vaporization
[vey-per-uh-zey-shuh n]
noun
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.
RELATED WORDS
melting, dispersal, moisture, evaporation, dryness, evanescence, disappearance, escape, dissipation, fading, dehydration, desiccation, heaviness, thickness, dew, wet, sultriness, steam, dampness, clamminess
Nearby words
- vaporific,
- vaporimeter,
- vaporing,
- vaporingly,
- vaporish,
- vaporize,
- vaporizer,
- vaporosity,
- vaporous,
- vaporously
Origin of vaporization
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vaporization
1799, noun of action from vaporize. In same sense Middle English had vaporacioun (late 14c.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
vaporization
[vā′pə-rĭ-zā′shən]
n.
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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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