vapour

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vapour

noun vapours

  1. countable, uncountable British standard spelling of vapor. A mild vapour is thrown out, and not a hot steam; the invention appears to control the amount of the vapor, and and ^([sic]) even the force of the fire which produces it.

verb vapours · vapouring · vapoured

  1. British standard spelling of vapor.

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Closest in meaning: vaporisation, vaporization, vapor, evaporation, evaporative, gaseous, steam, mist, moisture, fume, pore, gas, canister, tide, steamer, sparkling

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@misc{vapour_2026,
  title = {vapour},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vapour},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}