vaporific

[ vey-puh-rif-ik ]

adjective

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

vaporific

/ ˌveɪpəˈrɪfɪk /

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of vaporific¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of vaporific¹

C18: from New Latin vaporificus, from Latin vapor steam + facere to make

Example Sentences

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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