volatilization

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It does sound magical that a human being could turn into glass, but far better if studying the Guardian can prevent vaporizing, volatilization and vitrification — or saponification — of anyone else.

From Salon • Mar. 4, 2025

As tainted water flowed downstream, light chemicals like butyl acrylate naturally left the creek and entered the air by a process called volatilization.

From Salon • Oct. 5, 2024

They therefore explored the volatilization behavior of the different elements in sewage sludge ash under different chemical conditions, especially with and without carbon being added during a sludge treatment process involving chlorine.

From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2024

Frying bacon, for example, produces significant levels of PAHs, probably due to volatilization of carbon in the bacon itself.

From Slate • Jan. 23, 2014

We may here notice a modification of Meyer’s process in which the increase of pressure due to the volatilization of the substance, and not the volume of the expelled air, is measured.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" by Various