nebulize

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin nebula (little cloud, mist) +‎ -ize.

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nebulize (third-person singular simple present nebulizes, present participle nebulizing, simple past and past participle nebulized)

  1. To convert liquid into a fine spray of aerosols, by using a nebulizer; to atomize
  2. (medicine) To treat a patient with medicine applied using a nebulizer

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