vaporization

[ vey-per-uh-zey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. the act of vaporizing.

  2. the state of being vaporized.

  1. the rapid change of water into steam, especially in a boiler.

  2. Medicine/Medical. a vapor therapy.

Origin of vaporization

1
First recorded in 1790–1800; vapor + -ization

Other words from vaporization

  • re·va·por·i·za·tion, noun

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How to use vaporization in a sentence

  • 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

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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