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

Distillation, the volatilization and subsequent condensation of a liquid in an apparatus known as a still and heated by a fire or flame.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various