volatilise

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A form of volatilize — To make volatile; to cause to evaporate.

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verbvolatilise (third-person singular simple present volatilises, present participle volatilising, simple past and past participle volatilised)

present singular third person volatilises · participle present volatilising · participle past volatilised · past volatilised

  1. alternativeAlternative form of volatilize.

    Other factors could also be at play: if fertiliser is not carefully stored and handled it can volatilise, with important proportions of its precious nitrogen content simply wafting up into the air.

    2015 August 5, Francisco Toro, “Dodgy fertiliser is keeping Uganda hungry”, in The Guardian

Synonyms & antonyms

verbmake volatile; cause to pass off in a vapor

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APA

volatilise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/volatilise

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“volatilise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/volatilise. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “volatilise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/volatilise.

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