volatilization

Etymology

volatile + -ization

noun

1. The conversion of a solid or liquid into a gas; vaporization; evaporation or sublimation.
   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, Janet Hamer, The Potter's Dictionary of Materials and Techniques, 5th edition, London, Philadelphia, Penn.: A & C Black; University of Pennsylvania Press, page 248