To vaporize something is to turn it into vapor. This is usually done by heating it up until it becomes a gas, and then releasing the gas into the air.
The gas was vaporized when it was heated.
The gas was vaporized when it was released into the air.
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decrease rapidly and disappear
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turn into gas
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lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue
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verb
kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting
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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.