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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

volatilise en · VERB

Etymology

From volatile + -ise.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of volatilize.
    alt 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:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
volatilising Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
volatilises Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
volatilised Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
volatilised Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

devolatilise