To vaporize something is to turn it into a gas or vapor. This usually happens when you heat something up too much, and the energy is turned into heat and vapor.
The plant was vaporized when the heater was turned all the way up.
The chemical was vaporized when it was exposed to the flame.
adjective
converted into a gas or vapor
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As air moves through the vaporizer, vapor moves into the air stream.
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The solid and vapor are both flammable in air.
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The vaporizer is connected to the air intake assembly.
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The amount of water vapor directly controls the permittivity of the air.
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A tertiary function of the diffuser is to hydrate the air smoke vapor mixture.
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Some of the THMs are quite volatile and may easily vaporize into the air.
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It's a pipe and a vaporizer.
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The room is vaporous and steamy.
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The vapor is toxic to the moths.
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The vapor fuel is fed to a carburetor designed for the use of gas vapor fuel.