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Vaporization

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va⋅por⋅i⋅za⋅tion

  [vey-per-uh-zey-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the act of vaporizing.
2. the state of being vaporized.
3. the rapid change of water into steam, esp. in a boiler.
4. Medicine/Medical. a vapor therapy.
Origin:
1790–1800; vapor + -ization
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TurboVap Evaporators
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Thermal Analysis Systems
Materials Characterization by METTLER TOLEDO thermal analysis
www.mt.com/TA
va·por·ize   (vā'pə-rīz')   
tr. & intr.v.   va·por·ized, va·por·iz·ing, va·por·iz·es
To convert or be converted into vapor.
va'por·iz'a·ble adj., va'por·i·za'tion (-ĭ-zā'shən) n.
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Cultural Dictionary

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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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: va·por·iza·tion
Variant: also British va·por·isa·tion /"vA-p(&-)r&-'zA-sh&n/
Function:noun
: the action or process of vaporizing : the state of being vaporized
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vaporization va·por·i·za·tion (vā'pə-rĭ-zā'shən)
n.

  1. The conversion of a solid or liquid into a vapor.

  2. Therapeutic application of a vapor.

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