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devolatilize

devolatilize verb: to remove volatile components from.

Verb

devolatilize (third-person singular simple present devolatilizes, present participle devolatilizing, simple past and past participle devolatilized)

  1. (transitive) To remove volatile components from
  2. (intransitive) To lose volatile components
    • Because hydrous silicate melts devolatilize at room pressure, our study exploits the thermodynamic and kinetic properties of the liquid-glass transition to measure the density of a hydrous silicate liquid at 1 bar (3 ).1999 February 26, Frederick A. Ochs, Rebecca A. Lange, “The Density of Hydrous Magmatic Liquids”, in Science, volume 283, number 5406, →DOI, pages 1314–1317

Forms of devolatilize

third-person singular presentdevolatilizes
present participledevolatilizing
past participledevolatilized
pastdevolatilized

Origin of devolatilize

From de- + volatilize.

Words formed from devolatilize

Questions about devolatilize

What does devolatilize mean?
Devolatilize means to remove volatile components from.
What part of speech is devolatilize?
Devolatilize is a verb.
What is the past tense of devolatilize?
The past tense of devolatilize is devolatilized.

Words near devolatilize in the dictionary

  1. devolatilised
  2. devolatilises
  3. devolatilising
  4. devolatilization
  5. devolatilizations
  6. devolatilize
  7. devolatilized
  8. devolatilizer
  9. devolatilizers
  10. devolatilizes
  11. devolatilizing

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