volatilizable

9.6

Able to become a gas when heated

adjective
/ˈvɒlətəlaɪzəbl/

Specialized

: volatilizable

The volatilizable components of the sample must be handled with care to prevent loss.

Examples

The chemical is volatilizable at high temperatures.
Is this compound volatilizable under heat?
Certain chemicals in the laboratory are volatilizable when heated.
Only volatilizable substances are measured by this particular test.
Certain chemicals in the laboratory are volatilizable when heated to high temperatures.
Only volatilizable substances undergo a phase change from liquid to gas at moderate heat.
The volatilizable components of the mixture need to be separated before analysis.

Synonyms

vaporizable

vsvolatilizable

Specialized

1 7.3

Can turn into a gas when heated or at room temperature

stresses conversion into vapor mainly when heat is involved

vaporific

vsvolatilizable

Specialized

9.9

Can become vapor when heated

emphasizes turning into vapor especially by the action of heat

evaporable

vsvolatilizable

Specialized

7.7

Able to turn from a liquid into a gas when heated or left in the open air

focuses on conversion into vapor especially through heat rather than general liquid loss

Antonyms

nonvolatilizable

Specialized

9.9

Does not change easily into a gas

How Volatilizable

volatilizable

Specialized

9.6

nonvolatilizable

Specialized

9.9

Surface Forms

volatilizable positive

Morphology

volatilizable = volatilize (transparent) = volatilize + able

The adjective is formed by adding the productive suffix '-able' to the verb 'volatilize', yielding the straightforward meaning 'capable of being volatilized'.

Etymology

Volatilizable comes from Latin volatilis, from volare 'to fly', and you can see the same root in the common word volatile. Think of something that can 'fly away' into the air, so volatilizable describes a substance that can turn into a vapor or gas, especially when heated.