vapourisable

vapourisable — adjective

  • vapourisablepositive
  • more vapourisablecomparative
  • most vapourisablesuperlative

1. describes a substance that can be changed into vapour by heating it or by loweri

1.形容詞C2
釋義

describes a substance that can be changed into vapour by heating it or by lowering the pressure around it.

例句

The lab manual warns that the solvent is vapourisable at fairly low temperatures.

pattern: be vapourisable at [temperature]

Élise heated the sample slowly to check whether the thin coating was vapourisable.

testing context: be vapourisable

同義詞
  • vaporizable

    same technical meaning in American spelling with -or- and -z-

  • volatile

    near-synonym in chemistry, but usually suggests a substance turns to vapour easily or quickly

反義詞
  • non-vapourisable

    direct opposite in technical writing for substances that cannot be turned into vapour under the stated conditions

文法句型

vapourisable + noun

be vapourisable

be vapourisable at [temperature]

用法筆記

Mostly used in chemistry, engineering, and product-safety writing. The subject is usually a liquid, solvent, fuel, metal, or chemical compound, and the word describes a physical property rather than a temporary state or an abstract idea.

常見錯誤

❌a vapourisable plan
✅a workable plan
💡'vapourisable' only describes physical substances that can turn into vapour.
❌The steel bottle is vapourisable.
✅The liquid in the steel bottle is vapourisable.
💡the word describes the substance that changes into vapour, not its container.