1. past tense and past participle of volatilise; converted from liquid or solid state to vapor
Usage: British spelling; chemistry

Examples

• The mercury volatilised quickly when heated.
• The solvent had volatilised, leaving behind crystalline residue.
• At high temperatures, the metal volatilised into gas.
• The perfume volatilised from the open bottle.
• Water volatilised from the surface of the lake.
• The alcohol volatilised during the distillation process.