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Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922.

Class III. Words Relating to Matter
Section II. Inorganic Matter
2. Fluid Matter
1. Fluids in General

336. Vaporization.

   NOUN:VAPORIZATION, volatilization; gasification; evaporation, vaporation [rare], vaporishness, vaporosity, atomization, distillation, cupellation, cohobation, sublimation, exhalation; volatility.
  fumigation, steaming.
  VAPORIZER, atomizer, spray, evaporator, cohobator, finestill, still, retort.
  bay salt, chloride of sodium.
   VERB:RENDER GASEOUS [See Gaseity]; vaporize, volatilize, atomize. spray; distill, sublime, sublimate, evaporate, exhale, smoke, transpire, emit vapor, fume, reek, steam, fumigate; cohobate; finestill.
   ADJECTIVE:VOLATILE, evaporable, vaporizable, vaporific, vapory, vaporous, gaseous; volatilized &c. v.; reeking &c. v.
   QUOTATION:And those who came to cough remained to spray.—Cynic’s Calendar