vapor
Latinsteam, mist, gas
Variants:vaporvapour
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From Latin vapor (steam, mist, exhalation). A straightforward physical root: vapor/vapour (visible mist), vaporize (to turn into gas), evaporate (to turn outward into vapor — from ē- + vapor), and evaporation. The root stayed close to its literal meaning without significant metaphorical drift.
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evaporate
To change from liquid into vapour; to disappear gradually
evaporation
The process by which a liquid converts into vapour
vaporize
To convert or be converted into vapor; to disappear completely
vaporization
The process of converting a solid or liquid into a gas
vapour
Mist, steam, or fumes suspended in the air; to evaporate