vaporize
vaporize
Definition
va·por·ize (vā′pə rīz′)
transitive verb, intransitive verb -·ized′, -·iz′·ing
to change into vapor, as by heating or spraying
va′·pori·za′·tion noun
vaporize
Synonyms
vaporize
Usage Examples
Object
- material: Focused laser light is used as the heat source to both melt and vaporize material in its path.
- everything: Martians turn up, vaporize everything in sight, get defeated, Earth wins.
Preposition: at
- temperature: The heat pipe collector incorporates a special fluid, which begins to vaporize even at low temperatures.
Modifying Another Word
- not: And the steel was thrown out of the footprint area, much of it -- but not vaporized.
- immediately: During the firing when the kiln is at its maximum temperature, common salt is thrown into the kiln where it immediately vaporizes.
- even: The heat pipe collector incorporates a special fluid, which begins to vaporize even at low temperatures.
Preposition: within
- thousandth: The entire reindeer team will be vaporized within 4.26 thousandths of a second.
Browse dictionary entries near vaporize
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- vapor
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