Main Entry: vol·a·til·ize

Variant(s): also British vol·a·til·ise \ˈväl-ət-^əl-ˌīz, British also və-ˈlat-\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): vol·a·til·ized also British vol·a·til·ised; vol·a·til·iz·ing also British vol·a·til·is·ing

transitive verb

: to make volatile ; especially : to cause to pass off in vapor

intransitive verb

: to pass off in vapor

—vol·a·til·iz·able also British vol·a·til·is·able \-ˌī-zə-bəl\ adjective

—vol·a·til·iza·tion also British vol·a·til·isa·tion \ˌväl-ət-^əl-ə-ˈzā-shən, British also və-ˌlat-^əl-ˌī-ˈ\ noun