汽化 (qì huà) — to vaporize
Definition
Technical/scientific verb meaning 'to vaporize' — a liquid turning into gas. Often paired with 液化 ('to liquefy'), its opposite phase-change process.
verb
to vaporize
Examples
- 100汽化。Shuǐ zài 100 shè shì dù shí kāi shǐ qì huà.Water begins to vaporize at 100 degrees Celsius.
- 汽化。Yè tài dàn zài shì wēn xià huì xùn sù qì huà.Liquid nitrogen vaporizes quickly at room temperature.
- 汽化,。Zhè zhǒng wù zhì jiā rè hòu zhí jiē qì huà, bù jīng guò yè tài.This substance vaporizes directly when heated, without passing through a liquid state.
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