volatilize

Example Sentences

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A persistent concern about dicamba is "drift": when the chemical volatilizes in high heat it can spread for miles, poisoning other farms, home gardens as well as trees and plants.

From Barron's

These fires volatilized the lead and wafted it over the surrounding area, sprinkling particles onto the land and lakes.

From Scientific American

Or it can volatilize, wafting through the air and reacting with airborne compounds that are emitted by other cleaning agents, personal care materials or by-products of cooking.

From Scientific American

The companies said they would make new dicamba formulations that would stay where they were sprayed and would not volatilize as older versions of dicamba were believed to do.

From The Guardian

And hotter weather, also tied to climate change, causes mercury to volatilize and be released.

From Washington Times