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vaporific
va·por·if·ic
/
ˌveɪ
pəˈrɪf
ɪk
/
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[
vey-p
uh
-
rif
-ik
]
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adjective
1.
producing
vapor
; tending to form
vapor
.
2.
of, pertaining to, or of the
nature
of
vapor
; vaporous.
Origin:
1775–85;
vapor
+
-i-
+
-fic
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vaporific
(ˌveɪpəˈrɪfɪk)
—
adj
1.
producing, causing, or tending to produce vapour
2.
of, concerned with, or having the nature of vapour
3.
tending to become vapour; volatile
[C18: from New Latin
vaporificus,
from Latin
vapor
steam +
facere
to make]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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