Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré. d'Émile Littré. 1872-1877.
volatilise — (Brit.) v. make evaporate; evaporate; cause to become volatile (also volatilize) … English contemporary dictionary
volatilise — volatile ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a substance) easily evaporated at normal temperatures. 2) liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse. ► NOUN ▪ a volatile substance. DERIVATIVES volatility noun volatilize (also volatilise)… … English terms dictionary
volatilise — British variant of volatilize … New Collegiate Dictionary
volatilise — [c]/vəˈlætəlaɪz/ (say vuh latuhluyz) verb (volatilised, volatilising) –verb (i) 1. to become volatile; pass off as vapour. –verb (t) 2. to make volatile; cause to pass off in the form of vapour. Also, volatilize. –volatilisable, adjective… …
volatilise — verb make volatile; cause to pass off in a vapor • Syn: ↑volatilize • Derivationally related forms: ↑volatilisable, ↑volatile (for: ↑volatilize), ↑volatilizable ( … Useful english dictionary
volatilised — volatilise (Brit.) v. make evaporate; evaporate; cause to become volatile (also volatilize) … English contemporary dictionary
volatilises — volatilise (Brit.) v. make evaporate; evaporate; cause to become volatile (also volatilize) … English contemporary dictionary
volatilising — volatilise (Brit.) v. make evaporate; evaporate; cause to become volatile (also volatilize) … English contemporary dictionary
volatiliser — [ vɔlatilize ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • 1611 ; de volatil 1 ♦ Faire passer à l état gazeux. ⇒ vaporiser; sublimer. Adj. VOLATILISABLE , 1823 . ♢ Fig. Faire disparaître. « La pensée humaine, volatilisée par la presse » (Hugo). 2 ♦ SE… … Encyclopédie Universelle
VOLATILISER — v. tr. T. didactique Faire évaporer un corps, le transformer en gaz. L’arsenic se volatilise aisément. SE VOLATILISER signifie figurément et familièrement Disparaître. Qu’est il devenu? Il s’est volatilisé tout d’un coup. Tout le bénéfice de… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
