Verb: volatilise 'vó-lu-tu,lIz [N. Amer], 'vó-lu-tu,lIz or vu'la-tu,lIz [Brit]
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: volatilize)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: volatilize)
- (chemistry) make volatile; cause to pass off in a vapour
"The tendency of a compound to volatilise will rise proportionately with its vapour pressure";
- volatilize
Derived forms: volatilised, volatilises, volatilising
Type of: alter, change, modify
Encyclopedia: Volatilise