Main Entry: va·por

Variant(s): or chiefly British va·pour \ˈvā-pər\

Function: noun

1 a : a substance in the gaseous state as distinguished from the liquid or solid state b : a substance (as alcohol or benzoin) vaporized for industrial, therapeutic, or military uses
2 vapors or chiefly British vapours pl a : exhalations of bodily organs (as the stomach) formerly held to affect the physical or mental condition b : a depressed or hysterical nervous condition