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vaporous

British pronunciation/vˈe‌ɪpəɹəs/
American pronunciation/vˈeɪpɚɹəs/
vaporous
[ADJECTIVE]
1

so thin as to transmit light

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vaporous definition and meaning
2

filled with vapor

synonyms : miasmal
miasmic
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3

resembling or characteristic of vapor

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Examples
1Vaporous hydrogen peroxide is a great decontaminate, because it doesn't leave hazardous residues behind.
2At which point her voice was pinned to a backdrop of vaporous color.
3Over 40 tons of vaporous methyl isocyanate, hydrogen cyanide, monomethyl amine, carbon monoxide, and other chemicals were released after an explosion.
4Emanating from the boats in this image and from a congested residential space are three spectral figures with the words malaria, smallpox, and leprosy written on their garments.\ The figure on the far right is sending some kind of vaporous discharge or maintaining some sort of miasmatic link with the region labeled Chinatown.
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