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vaporise

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Verb1.vaporise - cause to change into a vaporvaporise - cause to change into a vapor; "The chemist evaporated the water"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
pervaporate - cause (a liquid) to evaporate through a semipermeable membrane
vaporise, evaporate - change into a vapor; "The water evaporated in front of our eyes"
2.vaporise - change into a vaporvaporise - change into a vapor; "The water evaporated in front of our eyes"
change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
pervaporate - evaporate through a semipermeable membrane
vaporise, evaporate - cause to change into a vapor; "The chemist evaporated the water"
3.vaporise - turn into gasvaporise - turn into gas; "The substance gasified"
change integrity - change in physical make-up
sublime, sublimate - change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting; "sublime iodine"; "some salts sublime when heated"
4.vaporise - lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residuevaporise - lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue; "evaporate milk"
change integrity - change in physical make-up
transpire - exude water vapor; "plants transpire"


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Both Israel and Jordan have set up massive evaporation pools to vaporise Dead Sea water for the production of phosphate, while five-star hotels have sprung up along its shores, where tourists flock for the curative powers of the sea mud and minerals.
The first line of evidence comes from compounds that vaporise readily, called volatiles.
Think about what that does for corrosion inside your brake system and how that reduces the effectiveness of your brakes and promotes brake fade as the water vaporise in extreme brake use when the caliper gets hot.
 
 
 
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