nebulize
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- nebulise (non-Oxford British English)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin nebula (“little cloud, mist”) + -ize.
Verb edit
nebulize (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