vapourisable

Thân thiện

A chemist heats a vapourisable liquid in a beaker.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Capable of being converted into vapour: Describes a substance that can be transformed from a liquid or solid state into a gas or vapour, typically through the application of heat.

Usage

• The adjective vapourisable is used to describe the physical property of a material. It is typically applied in scientific, technical, or industrial contexts.
• It often precedes a noun (e.g., a vapourisable compound) or follows a linking verb like "is" or "are" (e.g., The solvent is vapourisable).

Examples

• Adjective:
  • Alcohol is a highly vapourisable liquid at room temperature.
  • The safety data sheet listed all vapourisable components in the mixture.
  • Not all liquids are equally vapourisable; some require much more heat.

Advanced Usage

• Technical Context: In chemistry and physics, the term is used to discuss volatility, distillation processes, and environmental factors like evaporation.
  • The design of the fuel system had to account for the vapourisable nature of the new biofuel.

Variants and Related Words

• Vapourise (verb, chiefly British English): To convert or be converted into vapour.
  • The heat will cause the water to vapourise.
• Vapourisation (noun, chiefly British English): The process of vapourising.
  • The vapourisation of the coolant was essential for the cooling cycle.
• Volatilizable (adjective, synonym): Having the same meaning, with "vapourisable" being the preferred spelling in British English.

Synonyms

• Volatile: Easily evaporated at normal temperatures.
• Evaporable: Capable of turning into vapour.

Antonyms

• Non-volatile: Not easily evaporated.
• Fixed: Resistant to being vaporised.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. (used of substances) capable of being volatilized

Từ đồng nghĩa

• evaporable
• vaporific
• vapourific
• vaporizable
• volatilizable
• volatilisable