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vaporization

DEFINITIONS OF: vaporization

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n the process of becoming a vapor

Synonyms:
evaporation, vapor, vaporisation, vapour
Types:
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boiling
the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
clouding, clouding up
the process whereby water particles become visible in the sky
smoke, smoking
a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion
decoction mashing, decoction process
(brewing) a process in which part of the mash is removed and boiled and then returned
Type of:
phase change, phase transition, physical change, state change
a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition

n annihilation by vaporizing something

Synonyms:
vaporisation
Type of:
annihilation, obliteration
destruction by annihilating something
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