volatilizable, a.
(vɒlətɪˈlaɪzəb(ə)l)
[f. volatilize v.]
Capable of being volatilized; that may be rendered volatile.
| 1818 W. Phillips Min. & Geol. (ed. 3) 30 There is another Alkali,..which, being volatilizable at moderate heat, is therefore termed Volatile Alkali. 1841 Civil Engin. & Arch. Jrnl. IV. 63/2 The portion of the coal, which in common parlance is called ‘bituminous’, is in a solid or fixed state while in the coal,..though, subsequently, it is volatilizable and assumes the form of gas. 1876 Bartholow Materia Med. (1879) 6 Iodine in vapor, iodoform, sal-ammoniac, bromine, and other volatilizable solids and gases. |