vaporific adj 1: (used of substances) capable of being volatilized [syn: {evaporable}, {vaporific}, {vapourific}, {vaporizable}, {vapourisable}, {volatilizable}, {volatilisable}] 2: resembling or characteristic of vapor; "vaporous clouds" [syn: {vaporific}, {vapourific}, {vaporish}, {vapourish}, {vaporous}, {vapourous}]
Vaporific \Vap`o*rif"ic\, a. [L. vapor vapor + facere to make.] (Chem.) Producing vapor; tending to pass, or to cause to pass, into vapor; thus, volatile fluids are vaporific; heat is a vaporific agent. [1913 Webster]