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Verb: volatilize  'vó-lu-tu,lIz [N. Amer], 'vó-lu-tu,lIz or vu'la-tu,lIz [Brit]
  1. (chemistry) make volatile; cause to pass off in a vapour
    "The tendency of a compound to volatilize will rise proportionately with its vapour pressure";
    - volatilise [Brit]

Derived forms: volatilized, volatilizing, volatilizes

Type of: alter, change, modify

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