volatilize verb. [vǝ'latɪlʌɪz, 'vɒlǝtɪlʌɪz] Also volatilise. M17.
[from VOLATILE adjective + -IZE.]
1. verb trans. Cause to evaporate, convert to vapour. Formerly, make volatile. M17.
b. fig. Make light, airy, insubstantial, etc. M17.

2. verb intrans. Become volatile; evaporate. E18.

■ volatilizable adjective (a) readily evaporated, evaporable; (b) able to be made volatile: E19.

■ volatili'zation noun the action or process of making volatile; the state of being volatilized: M17.

■ volatilizer noun an apparatus for volatilizing substances, a vaporizer L19.

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