Definition of vapor

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Vapor (n.) Any substance in the gaseous, or aeriform, state, the condition of which is ordinarily that of a liquid or solid..

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Psychrometer :: Psychrometer (n.) An instrument for measuring the tension of the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere, being essentially a wet and dry bulb hygrometer..
Exhalant :: Exhalant (a.) Having the quality of exhaling or evaporating.
Refrigeratory :: Refrigeratory (n.) In distillation, a vessel filled with cold water, surrounding the worm, the vapor in which is thereby condensed..
Vapor :: Vapor (n.) To talk idly; to boast or vaunt; to brag.
Fume :: Fume (n.) Anything vaporlike, unsubstantial, or airy; idle conceit; vain imagination..
Sublimed :: Sublime (v. i.) To pass off in vapor, with immediate condensation; specifically, to evaporate or volatilize from the solid state without apparent melting; -- said of those substances, like arsenic, benzoic acid, etc., which do not exhibit a liquid form on heating, except under increased pressure..
Fuming :: Fuming (a.) Producing fumes, or vapors..
Clot :: Clot (v. i.) To concrete, coagulate, or thicken, as soft or fluid matter by evaporation; to become a cot or clod..
Tepid :: Tepid (a.) Moderately warm; lukewarm; as, a tepid bath; tepid rays; tepid vapors..
Insufflation :: Insufflation (n.) The act of blowing (a gas, powder, or vapor) into any cavity of the body..
Graduate :: Graduate (n.) To bring to a certain degree of consistency, by evaporation, as a fluid..
Transpire :: Transpire (v. i.) To pass off in the form of vapor or insensible perspiration; to exhale.
Aura :: Aura (n.) The peculiar sensation, as of a light vapor, or cold air, rising from the trunk or limbs towards the head, a premonitory symptom of epilepsy or hysterics..
Fume :: Fume (v. t.) To throw off in vapor, or as in the form of vapor..
Alcarraza :: Alcarraza (n.) A vessel of porous earthenware, used for cooling liquids by evaporation from the exterior surface..
Vapor :: Vapor (n.) In a loose and popular sense, any visible diffused substance floating in the atmosphere and impairing its transparency, as smoke, fog, etc..
Fog :: Fog (n.) Watery vapor condensed in the lower part of the atmosphere and disturbing its transparency. It differs from cloud only in being near the ground, and from mist in not approaching so nearly to fine rain. See Cloud..
Catechu :: Catechu (n.) A dry, brown, astringent extract, obtained by decoction and evaporation from the Acacia catechu, and several other plants growing in India. It contains a large portion of tannin or tannic acid, and is used in medicine and in the arts. It is also known by the names terra japonica, cutch, gambier, etc..
Dispel :: Dispel (v. t.) To drive away by scattering, or so to cause to vanish; to clear away; to banish; to dissipate; as, to dispel a cloud, vapors, cares, doubts, illusions..
Vapored :: Vapored (imp. & p. p.) of Vapo.
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