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Noun: vaporization  ,vey-pu-ru'zey-shun [N. Amer], ,vey-pu-rI'zey-shun [Brit]
  1. The process of becoming a vapour
    "The vaporization of water requires energy";
    - vaporisation [Brit], vapor [US], vapour [Brit, Cdn], evaporation
     
  2. Annihilation by vaporizing something
    "The intense heat caused the vaporization of the liquid";
    - vaporisation [Brit]

Derived forms: vaporizations

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

Encyclopedia: Vaporization