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volatilise

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vol⋅a⋅til⋅ize

[vol-uh-tl-ahyz] verb, -ized, -iz⋅ing.
–verb (used without object)
1. to become volatile; pass off as vapor.
–verb (used with object)
2. to make volatile; cause to pass off as vapor.
Also, especially British, vol⋅a⋅til⋅ise.


Origin:
1650–60; volatile + -ize


vol⋅a⋅til⋅iz⋅a⋅ble, adjective
vol⋅a⋅til⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
vol⋅a⋅til⋅iz⋅er, noun
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Main Entry: vol·a·til·ize
Variant: also British vol·a·til·ise /'väl-&t-&l-"Iz, Brit alsov&-'lat-/
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -ized also British -ised; -iz·ing also British -is·ing
transitivesenses
: to make volatile; especially : to cause to pass off in vapor volatilize intransitive senses
: to pass off in vapor —vol·a·til·iz·able also British vol·a·til·is·able /-"I-z&-b&l/ adjectivevol·a·til·iza·tion also British vol·a·til·isa·tion /"väl-&t-&l-&-'zA-sh&n,Brit also v&-"lat-&l-"I-'/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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