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dematerialization

NOUN
disappearance
Synonyms
STRONGEST
departure exodus loss removal
STRONG
desertion disintegration dispersal dissipation dissolution ebbing eclipse escape evanescence evaporation exit fading flight going melting passing receding recession retirement wane withdrawal
WEAK
ceasing to exist decline and fall disappearing act wearing away
Antonyms
STRONGEST
arrival entrance
STRONG
stay staying
WEAK
appearance coming
NOUN
evaporation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dispersal melting
STRONG
dehydration desiccation disappearance dissipation escape evanescence fading vanishing vaporization
WEAK
dispelling vaporescence
Antonyms
STRONG
appearance
WEAK
dampening soaking wetting
NOUN
vanishment
Synonyms
WEAK
ceasing to exist decline and fall departure desertion disappearing act disintegration dispersal dissipation dissolution ebbing eclipse escape evanescence evaporation exit exodus fade-out fading flight going loss melting passing receding recession removal retirement wane wearing away withdrawal

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Making the Modern World: Materials and Dematerialization by Vaclav Smil Gates says his favorite author is Vaclav Smil, an environmental-sciences professor who writes big histories of things like energy and innovation.

From Time • Nov. 19, 2015