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VAPORIFIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vaporific mean? 

VAPORIFIC (adjective)
  The adjective VAPORIFIC has 2 senses:

1. (used of substances) capable of being volatilizedplay

2. resembling or characteristic of vaporplay

  Familiarity information: VAPORIFIC used as an adjective is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


VAPORIFIC (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(used of substances) capable of being volatilized

Synonyms:

evaporable; vaporific; vaporizable; vapourific; vapourisable; volatilisable; volatilizable

Similar:

volatile (evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Resembling or characteristic of vapor

Synonyms:

vaporific; vaporish; vaporous; vapourific; vapourish; vapourous

Context example:

vaporous clouds

Similar:

gaseous (existing as or having characteristics of a gas)


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