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  • 1Vapor — Va por, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Vapored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vaporing}.] [From {Vapor}, n.: cf. L. vaporare.] [Written also {vapour}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To pass off in fumes, or as a moist, floating substance, whether visible or invisible, to steam;… …

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  • 2vapor — I. noun Etymology: Middle English vapour, from Anglo French vapor, from Latin, steam, vapor Date: 14th century 1. diffused matter (as smoke or fog) suspended floating in the air and impairing its transparency 2. a. a substance in the gaseous… …

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  • 3vapor — vaporable, adj. vaporability, n. vaporer, n. vaporless, adj. vaporlike, adj. /vay peuhr/, n. 1. a visible exhalation, as fog, mist, steam, smoke, or noxious gas, diffused through or suspended in the air: the vapors rising from the bogs. 2.… …

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  • 4vapor — va•por [[t]ˈveɪ pər[/t]] n. 1) mer a visible exhalation, as fog or smoke, suspended in the air 2) phs a substance in gaseous form that is below its critical temperature 3) a substance converted into vapor for technical or medicinal uses 4) a… …

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  • 5vapor — n. to emit a vapor …

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  • 6emit — Synonyms and related words: aerate, aerify, articulate, atomize, bleed, blow, breathe, breathe out, bring out, carbonate, chime, chlorinate, chorus, come out with, communicate, convey, deliver, discharge, disclose, disembogue, distill, drip,… …

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  • 7vapor — Synonyms and related words: Barnumize, London fog, London special, Old Faithful, air, airy nothing, apparition, autism, babble, blabber, blather, blow, bluff, bluster, bluster and bluff, boast, boiling water, bombast, bounce, brag, brainchild,… …

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  • 8emit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. discharge, emanate, radiate, breathe, exhale, send forth, throw off, issue; deliver, voice, utter. See ejection, speech. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To send forth] Syn. discharge, give off, give out,… …

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  • 9vapor — n 1. fog, mist, cloud, haze, film, pollution, smog; steam, smoke, fume; gas, ether, miasma; breath, exhalation, emanation, Archaic. halitus. 2. fantasy, fancy, vagary, dream, daydream, Inf. pipe dream; whimsy, rhapsody, romance, invention,… …

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  • 10Mercury-vapor lamp — Mercury Lamp redirects here. For the character in the Rozen Maiden anime and manga, see Characters of Rozen Maiden. A 175 watt mercury vapor yard light approximately 15 seconds after starting …

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