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nebulize

nebulize verb: to convert liquid into a fine spray of aerosols, by using a nebulizer; to atomize.

Verb

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. To treat a patient with medicine applied using a nebulizer

Forms of nebulize

third-person singular presentnebulizes
present participlenebulizing
past participlenebulized
pastnebulized
alternative formnebulise

Origin of nebulize

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

Questions about nebulize

What does nebulize mean?
Nebulize means to convert liquid into a fine spray of aerosols, by using a nebulizer; to atomize.
What part of speech is nebulize?
Nebulize is a verb.
What is the past tense of nebulize?
The past tense of nebulize is nebulized.

Words near nebulize in the dictionary

  1. nebulites
  2. nebulitic
  3. nebulium
  4. nebulization
  5. nebulizations
  6. nebulize
  7. nebulized
  8. nebulizer
  9. nebulizers
  10. nebulizes
  11. nebulizing

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