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evaporable

evaporable

7.7
Able to turn from a liquid into a gas when heated or left in the open air
  • adjective
  • /ɪˈvæpərəbəl/
  • Specialized
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  • The chemist noted that the solution contained a significant amount of evaporable water.
  • evaporable water

Examples

  • The evaporable water content of the discs was examined to evaluate the water-filled porosity (P, wt%) in mortars 35.

    Academic text (2018)
  • This weight loss is associated with the loss of adsorbed free water or evaporable water present on the surface and porosity of the specimen, plus the dehydration reactions due to the loss of water from gels 43.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Besides, MIP (Section 3.4) shows the low adsorbed free water or evaporable water present on the surface and porosity of the specimen.

    Academic text (2018)
  • During the drying process, the evaporable substances were removed from the mixture.

  • The test revealed a high level of evaporable components in the sample, indicating it could easily transition to vapor.

Synonyms

volatile
vsevaporable
  • Specialized
17 7.3

Easily changing into gas at room temperature

is about mere capability rather than readily turning into vapor
vaporizable
vsevaporable
  • Specialized
1 7.3

Can turn into a gas when heated or at room temperature

is the same meaning but uses a different word form
vaporific
vsevaporable
  • Specialized
9.9

Can become vapor when heated

means the same but is a different word form
volatilizable
vsevaporable
  • Specialized
9.6

Able to become a gas when heated

is framed as general ability without stressing heat need

Surface Forms

evaporable positive

Morphology

evaporable = evaporate (transparent) = evaporate + able

Formed by adding the productive adjectival suffix '-able' to the verb 'evaporate', so the meaning is directly inferable from the base verb.

Etymology

The word evaporable comes from the verb evaporate, which means to turn into vapor or 'steam' and disappear into the air. The ending -able means 'can be', so evaporable means something that 'can turn into vapor'.