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 [vey-per-uh-zey-shuhn]  

va·por·i·za·tion

   [vey-per-uh-zey-shuhn]
noun
1.
the act of vaporizing.
2.
the state of being vaporized.
3.
the rapid change of water into steam, especially in a boiler.
4.
Medicine/Medical. a vapor therapy.
Origin:
1790–1800; vapor + -ization

Related forms
re·va·por·i·za·tion, noun

Can be confused: evanescence, evaporation, liquefaction, melting, thawing, transpiration, vaporization.
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vaporize or vaporise (ˈveɪpəˌraɪz)
 
—vb
1.  to change or cause to change into vapour or into the gaseous state
2.  to evaporate or disappear or cause to evaporate or disappear, esp suddenly
3.  to destroy or be destroyed by being turned into a gas as a result of extreme heat (for example, generated by a nuclear explosion)
 
vaporise or vaporise
 
—vb
 
'vaporizable or vaporise
 
—adj
 
'vaporisable or vaporise
 
—adj
 
vapori'zation or vaporise
 
—n
 
vapori'sation or vaporise
 
—n

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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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vaporization definition


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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