volatilize
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Volatilize
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is bowdlerise. Does it mean:
| to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly. |
| to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable. |
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volatilize or volatilise (vɒˈlætɪˌlaɪz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| to change or cause to change from a solid or liquid to a vapour | |
| volatilise or volatilise | |
| —vb | |
| vo'latilizable or volatilise | |
| —adj | |
| vo'latilisable or volatilise | |
| —adj | |
| volatiliz'ation or volatilise | |
| —n | |
| volatilis'ation or volatilise | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
Each of these plant oils is a complex mixture of chemicals that volatilize and enter the air easily.
The remaining sample should be placed in a sealable bag and staged in an area where the sample can volatilize.
However, some of these compounds may volatilize more quickly than they will bind to organic matter.
It does not volatilize from water nor adsorb to sediment or suspended particles.
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