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VAPOURIFIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does vapourific mean?
• VAPOURIFIC (adjective)
The adjective VAPOURIFIC has 2 senses:
1. (used of substances) capable of being volatilized
2. resembling or characteristic of vapor
Familiarity information: VAPOURIFIC used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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