nebulize

Convert to spray

Nebulize means to convert a liquid into a fine mist or spray.

The term appears most often in medical contexts, where nebulizers turn liquid medication into an inhalable vapor for treating respiratory conditions: The nurse nebulized the bronchodilator for the asthmatic patient.

The word derives from the Latin for cloud or mist.

aerosol

atomizer

Device producing fine spray

  • sprayDispersed liquid droplets
Opposites
physical state transformation

nebulizecondense

Make more compact

liquefy · solidify · coalesce · consolidate · precipitate

particle dispersion

nebulizeconcentrate

Reduced, potent form

collect · aggregate · gather · accumulate · coagulate

Phrases
Family

nebulizer, nebulizers, nebulization, nebulized, nebulizing, nebulisers

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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