Medical Dictionary
vaporize
verb va·por·ize
va·por·ized also British va·por·isedva·por·iz·ing also British va·por·is·ing
Medical Definition of VAPORIZE
transitive verb
: to convert from a liquid or solid into a vapor <vaporized plaque in an artery with laser treatment>
intransitive verb
: to become vaporized
—va·por·iz·able also British va·por·is·able \-ˌrī-zə-bəl\ adjective
Variants of VAPORIZE
va·por·ize also British va·por·ise \ˈvā-pə-ˌrīz\
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