vaporization

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noun

va·​por·​iza·​tion

variants also British vaporisation

ˌvā-p(ə-)rə-ˈzā-shən 

: the action or process of vaporizing : the state of being vaporized

vaporize

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verb

va·​por·​ize

variants also British vaporise

ˈvā-pə-ˌrīz 

vaporized also British vaporised; vaporizing also British vaporising

transitive verb

: to convert from a liquid or solid into a vapor

vaporized plaque in an artery with laser treatment

intransitive verb

: to become vaporized

vaporizable adjective

also British vaporisable

-ˌrī-zə-bəl