Vaporescent

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Becoming vaporous; producing or emitting vapor. rare

    "I sipped instant decaf and peered into the freezer at vaporescent packages of food piled in a heap atop the collected remains of Jim Kunkel."

Example

More examples

"I sipped instant decaf and peered into the freezer at vaporescent packages of food piled in a heap atop the collected remains of Jim Kunkel."

Etymology

From vapor + -escent.

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