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vaporization
[ vey-per-uh-zey-shuhn ]
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.
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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Other Words From
- reva·por·i·zation noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vaporization1
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Example Sentences
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.
Also, every motorist has had impressed upon him the fact that heat aids in the vaporization of gasoline.
The 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.
In iron dishes a mixture of dilute alcohol and salt was placed, and warmed so as to promote vaporization.
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