volatilize

/vɔ'lætilaiz/ Cách viết khác : (volatilise) /vɔ'lætilaiz/

Thân thiện

The chemist heats the liquid to volatilize it.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To make volatile; to cause to pass off in a vapor: This refers to the process of converting a substance into a vapor or gas, often through the application of heat or a reduction in pressure. It describes the action of making a material evaporate.

Usage

• The verb "volatilize" is used in scientific, technical, and industrial contexts, particularly in chemistry, physics, and engineering. It describes a specific physical change of state from liquid or solid to gas.
• It is typically a transitive verb (e.g., to volatilize something) but can also be used intransitively (e.g., the compound volatilizes).

Examples

• Transitive use:
  • The intense heat will volatilize the solvent, leaving behind the solid residue.
  • In this process, we volatilize the metal to deposit a thin film on the surface.
• Intransitive use:
  • Certain organic compounds volatilize easily at room temperature.
  • If not stored properly, the fuel can volatilize and create a fire hazard.

Advanced Usage

• "Volatilize away": This phrasal construction emphasizes the complete conversion into vapor and subsequent disappearance.
  • Over time, the fragrance will slowly volatilize away.

Variants and Related Words

• Volatilizable (adjective): Capable of being volatilized.
  • Mercury is a highly volatilizable metal.
• Volatilization (noun): The process or act of volatilizing.
  • The volatilization of the compound was measured under different temperatures.
• Volatilise (verb): The British English spelling variant of "volatilize".

Synonyms

• Evaporate: To change from a liquid to a vapor. (More general; "volatilize" can imply a more rapid or forced process.)
• Vaporize: To convert into vapor. (Often used interchangeably, though "vaporize" can imply a more complete or instantaneous change.)
• Sublime: To transition directly from a solid to a gas without passing through a liquid phase. (A more specific type of volatilization.)

Antonyms

• Condense: To change from a vapor or gas to a liquid.
• Solidify: To become solid.

Related Phrases/Idioms

• While there are no common idioms using "volatilize," the concept is central to technical phrases like:
  • "Volatilize off": Similar to "volatilize away," indicating the removal of a substance by converting it to vapor.

    • The impurities were volatilized off during the heating stage.

Học thuật

Verb

1. make volatile; cause to pass off in a vapor

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• volatilise