volatilizableadj.
/ˈvɒlətᵻlʌɪzəbl/, /vəˈlatᵻlʌɪzəbl/, U.S. /ˈvɑlədlˌaɪzəb(ə)l/ Capable of being volatilized; that may be rendered volatile.
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the world > matter > gas > becoming or making into gas > [adjective] > connected with or producing vaporization > able to be vaporized > volatile > able to be made volatile
volatilizable1818
1818 W. Phillips Outl. Mineral. & Geol. (ed. 3) 30 There is another Alkali,..which, being volatilizable at moderate heat, is therefore termed Volatile Alkali.
1841 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 4 63/2 The portion of the coal, which in common parlance is called ‘bituminous’, is in a solid or fixed state while in the coal,..though, subsequently, it is volatilizable and assumes the form of gas.
1876 R. Bartholow Pract. Treat. Materia Med. i. 6 Iodine in vapor, iodoform, sal-ammoniac, bromine, and other volatilizable solids and gases.
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