Capable of being evaporated or converted into vapor; able to escape into the air as a gas.
From Latin 'evaporare' (to evaporate) plus the suffix '-able' (meaning 'able to be'). This adjective indicates that something has the potential to transform from liquid to gas.
Not everything that's liquid can easily evaporate—water and alcohol are highly evaporable, while honey and motor oil are barely evaporable at all, which is why wet hands dry quickly but oily hands stay slick.
Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.