nebulize

[ neb-yuh-lahyz ]
/ ˈnɛb yəˌlaɪz /

verb (used with object), neb·u·lized, neb·u·liz·ing.

to reduce to fine spray; atomize.

verb (used without object), neb·u·lized, neb·u·liz·ing.

to become vague, indistinct, or nebulous.
Also especially British, neb·u·lise.

Origin of nebulize

First recorded in 1870–75; nebul(a) + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM nebulize

neb·u·li·za·tion, noun neb·u·liz·er, noun

Words nearby nebulize

nebuchadnezzar, nebula, nebular hypothesis, nebulated, nebulium, nebulize, nebulizer, nebulose, nebulosity, nebulosus, nebulous

Example sentences from the Web for nebulizer

  • Then he gave his nose a squirt or two with his Piper Rhino-Vac nebulizer, just for good measure.

    The Native Soil |Alan Edward Nourse

British Dictionary definitions for nebulizer (1 of 2)

nebulizer

nebuliser

/ (ˈnɛbjʊˌlaɪzə) /

noun

a device for converting a drug in liquid form into a mist or fine spray which is inhaled through a mask to provide medication for the respiratory system Also called: inhalator

British Dictionary definitions for nebulizer (2 of 2)

nebulize

nebulise

/ (ˈnɛbjʊˌlaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to convert (a liquid) into a mist or fine spray; atomize

Derived forms of nebulize

nebulization or nebulisation, noun

Medical definitions for nebulizer

nebulizer
[ nĕb′yə-lī′zər ]

n.

A device used to reduce liquid to an extremely fine cloud, especially for delivering medication to the deep part of the respiratory tract.

Scientific definitions for nebulizer

nebulizer
[ nĕb′yə-lī′zər ]

A device that reduces liquid to an extremely fine cloud, especially used for delivering medication to the deep part of the respiratory tract.