"vaporescent" meaning in English

See vaporescent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more vaporescent [comparative], most vaporescent [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛsənt Etymology: vapor + -escent Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|vapor|escent}} vapor + -escent Head templates: {{en-adj}} vaporescent (comparative more vaporescent, superlative most vaporescent)
  1. (rare) Becoming vaporous; producing or emitting vapor. Tags: rare Synonyms: vapourescent Related terms: vapor, vaporescence
    Sense id: en-vaporescent-en-adj-ffY~DWYg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -escent

Alternative forms

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