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Noun: vaporisation  ,vey-pu-rI'zey-shun
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: vaporization)
  1. The process of becoming a vapour
    "The vaporisation of water requires energy";
    - vaporization, vapor [US], vapour [Brit, Cdn], evaporation
     
  2. Annihilation by vaporizing something
    "The laser's vaporisation of the tumour was precise and effective";
    - vaporization

Derived forms: vaporisations

Type of: annihilation, obliteration, phase change, phase transition, physical change, state change

Encyclopedia: Vaporisation