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countable and uncountable, plural volatilizations
The conversion of a solid or liquid into a gas; vaporization; evaporation or sublimation. quotations examples
An overfired glaze often blisters by the volatilization of part of its composition. It also reaches a stage where its viscosity is too low to keep it on the pot.
2004, Frank Hamer with Janet Hamer, The Potter's Dictionary of Materials and Techniques, 5th edition, London, Philadelphia, Penn.: A & C Black; University of Pennsylvania Press, page 248