pass+off+in+vapor

  • 11exhale — /eks hayl , ek sayl /, v., exhaled, exhaling. v.i. 1. to emit breath or vapor; breathe out. 2. to pass off as vapor; pass off as an effluence. v.t. 3. to breathe out; emit (air, vapor, sound, etc.): to exhale a sigh. 4. to give off as vapor: The… …

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  • 12Evaporate — E*vap o*rate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Evaporated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Evaporating}.] [L. evaporatus, p. p. of evaporare; e out + vapor steam or vapor. See {Vapor}.] 1. To pass off in vapor, as a fluid; to escape and be dissipated, either in visible… …

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  • 13Evaporated — Evaporate E*vap o*rate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Evaporated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Evaporating}.] [L. evaporatus, p. p. of evaporare; e out + vapor steam or vapor. See {Vapor}.] 1. To pass off in vapor, as a fluid; to escape and be dissipated, either in… …

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  • 14Evaporating — Evaporate E*vap o*rate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Evaporated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Evaporating}.] [L. evaporatus, p. p. of evaporare; e out + vapor steam or vapor. See {Vapor}.] 1. To pass off in vapor, as a fluid; to escape and be dissipated, either in… …

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  • 15evaporate — /i vap euh rayt /, v., evaporated, evaporating. v.i. 1. to change from a liquid or solid state into vapor; pass off in vapor. 2. to give off moisture. 3. to disappear; vanish; fade: His hopes evaporated. v.t. 4. to convert into a gaseous state or …

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  • 16steam — I. noun Etymology: Middle English stem, from Old English stēam; akin to Dutch stoom steam Date: before 12th century 1. a vapor arising from a heated substance 2. a. the invisible vapor into which water is converted when heated to the boiling… …

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  • 17evaporate — e•vap•o•rate [[t]ɪˈvæp əˌreɪt[/t]] v. rat•ed, rat•ing 1) phs to change from a liquid or solid state into vapor; pass off in vapor 2) phs to give off moisture 3) to disappear; vanish; fade: His hopes evaporated[/ex] 4) phs to convert into a… …

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  • 18evaporate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. emanate, pass off, escape; vaporize, distill; condense, solidify, dehydrate, desiccate; vanish, disappear. See dryness, insubstantiality, vapor, transientness. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To vaporize] Syn …

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  • 19volatilize — SYN: evaporate. * * * vol·a·til·ize also Brit vol·a·til·ise väl ət əl .īz, Brit also və lat vb, ized also Brit ised; iz·ing also Brit is·ing vt to make volatile esp to cause to pass off in vapor vi to pass off in vapo …

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  • 20volatilize — verb ( ized; izing) Date: 1657 transitive verb to make volatile; especially to cause to pass off in vapor intransitive verb to pass off in vapor • volatilizable adjective • volatilization noun …

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