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vaporized

vaporized

4.8
Changed from a liquid into a gas, often by heating
  • adjective
  • /ˈveɪpəˌraɪzd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : vaporado
  • One is thermal and relies on heating seawater to yield vaporized condensed freshwater, a method ancient Greek sailors used regularly.

Examples

  • The water in the kettle was vaporized into steam by the heat.

  • When heated, the ice quickly vaporized, filling the room with fog.

  • In the lab, the chemist vaporized the liquid to analyze its components.

Synonyms

to evaporate
vsvaporized
45 3.5

Change a liquid like water into gas by heating

focuses on liquids or solids changing into vapor rather than all substances
to vaporize
vsvaporized
  • US
17 5.3

To change from a liquid into gas, usually by heating

is general conversion into gas that can include simple turning into vapor
to gasify
vsvaporized
  • Specialized
1 7.0

To change something into gas by heating it or by a chemical reaction

emphasizes conversion by heating or reaction rather than simple turning into vapor
to volatilize
vsvaporized
  • Specialized
1 9.6

To change a liquid or solid into a gas that rises into the air

focuses on making it more likely to become vapor rather than full conversion
volatilized
vsvaporized
  • Specialized
8.6

A material that turns into a gas when heated

includes change by simple turning into vapor as well as heating
gasified
vsvaporized
  • Specialized
7.5

Changed into a gas by heat or chemical reaction

often involves chemical change rather than plain turning into vapor
evaporated
vsvaporized
3.1

Liquid like water that turns into gas because of heat

covers conversion into gas in many materials beyond just liquids
to aerify
vsvaporized
  • Specialized
9.9

To turn a liquid or solid into gas when heat makes it rise into the air

means conversion into vapor often by heating or simple turning rather than producing air

How Gaseous

gasified
  • Specialized
7.5
vaporized
  • Specialized
4.8
liquid
259 1.0
solid
  • Specialized
9 1.0

Surface Forms

vaporized positive
vaporizer comparative
vaporizer superlative

Morphology

vaporized = vaporize (transparent) = vapor + ize + ed

The past-participle/adjectival form is a regular -ed suffixation of the verb 'vaporize' and directly expresses 'converted into vapor'.

Etymology

The word vaporized comes from vapor, which means 'steam' or 'mist', plus the ending -ize, which means 'to make'. So, something vaporized has been changed into a gas, like water turning into steam.