vaporize
verb
va·por·ize
ˈvā-pə-ˌrīz 
vaporized; vaporizing
1
: to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor
2
: to cause to become dissipated
3
: to destroy by or as if by converting into vapor
a tank vaporized by a shell
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Examples of vaporize in a Sentence
Heat is used to vaporize the liquid.
Pressure causes the chemical to vaporize.
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The mass spectrometer first vaporizes the particle by delivering a thermal shock, then propels the resulting gas through coils of glass capillaries.
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Linda Shiner, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Aug. 2024
In 1971, Carl Sagan suggested vaporizing the northern polar ice caps, while Harvard researchers argued in 2017 that large amounts of silica aerogel could trap enough heat to regionally instigate greenhouse warming conditions.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 8 Aug. 2024
There have been few comprehensive studies about fuel emissions from launches and what happens when satellites vaporize upon reentry, though what has been found points to potentially severe effects to the ozone and the possibility of warming the stratosphere.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 8 Aug. 2024
In a study published last week in the journal Science Advances, researchers report that micrometeorite impacts, which vaporize atoms in the lunar soil, are the primary force contributing to the moon’s atmosphere.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2024
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Linda Shiner, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Aug. 2024
In 1971, Carl Sagan suggested vaporizing the northern polar ice caps, while Harvard researchers argued in 2017 that large amounts of silica aerogel could trap enough heat to regionally instigate greenhouse warming conditions.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 8 Aug. 2024
There have been few comprehensive studies about fuel emissions from launches and what happens when satellites vaporize upon reentry, though what has been found points to potentially severe effects to the ozone and the possibility of warming the stratosphere.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 8 Aug. 2024
In a study published last week in the journal Science Advances, researchers report that micrometeorite impacts, which vaporize atoms in the lunar soil, are the primary force contributing to the moon’s atmosphere.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2024
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vaporize
verb
va·por·ize
ˈvā-pə-ˌrīz
vaporized; vaporizing
: to turn from a liquid or solid into vapor
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