Noun: vaporization ,vey-pu-ru'zey-shun [N. Amer], ,vey-pu-rI'zey-shun [Brit]
- The process of becoming a vapour
"The vaporization of water requires energy";
- vaporisation [Brit], vapor [US], vapour [Brit, Cdn], evaporation
- 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