nebulize
English
editAlternative forms
edit- nebulise (non-Oxford British English)
Etymology
editBorrowed from Latin nebula (“little cloud, mist”) + -ize.
Verb
editnebulize (third-person singular simple present nebulizes, present participle nebulizing, simple past and past participle nebulized)
- To convert liquid into a fine spray of aerosols, by using a nebulizer; to atomize
- (medicine) To treat a patient with medicine applied using a nebulizer