vaporific Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite (used of substances) capable of being volatilized
    vapourisable; vaporizable; evaporable; volatilisable; vapourific; volatilizable.
  2. adjective satellite resembling or characteristic of vapor
    vaporous; vapourous; vapourific; vaporish; vapourish.
    • vaporous clouds

WordNet


Vap`o*rif"ic adjective
Etymology
L. vapor vapor + facere to make.
Definitions
  1. (Chem.) Producing vapor; tending to pass, or to cause to pass, into vapor; thus, volatile fluids are vaporific; heat is a vaporific agent.

Webster 1913