noun
1. the process of becoming a vapor
• Syn: ↑vaporization, ↑vapor, ↑vapour, ↑evaporation
• Derivationally related forms: ↑evaporate (for: ↑evaporation), ↑evaporate (for: ↑vapor), ↑vaporize (for: ↑vapor), ↑vaporise (for: ↑vapor), ↑vaporise, ↑vaporize (for: ↑vaporization)
• Hypernyms: ↑phase change, ↑phase transition, ↑state change, ↑physical change
• Hyponyms: ↑boiling, ↑clouding, ↑clouding up, ↑smoke, ↑smoking
2. annihilation by vaporizing something
• Syn: ↑vaporization
• Hypernyms: ↑annihilation, ↑obliteration
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vāporizāˈtion or vāporisāˈtion noun
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Main Entry: ↑vapour
Useful english dictionary. 2012.