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n. the process of becoming a vapor
n. annihilation by vaporizing something
Word Usage
"Butler was well known in automobile history for his advanced thinking - he invented the float feed, variable choke and spray carburettor and a time when others were using surface vaporisation Butler's Patent Nos 15589/87, and 9203/89."