vaporium

Noun

vaporium (plural vaporiums or vaporia)

1. A curved hollow metal sheet that is filled with boiling water and used for the therapeutic application of heat.
   • Dr. Felix Bricheteau, in the Bull. Gen. de Therup. for July, 1867 recommends the " vaporium," or chamber filled with the vapor of water in pulmonary consumption.1866, Boston Journal of Chemistry and Pharmacy - Volumes 1-2, (Please provide the book title or journal name), page 69
   • Among the accessories may be a “vaporium,” devised by Dr. Percy Wilde for local application of heat or cold.1897, Charles Loomis Dana, Text-book of Nervous Diseases
2. A steam bath (room for taking steam baths).
   • The flues for conveying the warm water into the sweating room, and the fireplace, were also found in a pretty perfect state, as well as a tesselated floor laid over hollow bricks planted round the circular vaporium.1859, Whellan T. and co, History and topography of the city of York
   • According to him, although Bareges and Luchon are in this category, they are much inferior to Aix, where one has a vaporium of 40° to 45° C. (104° to 112° Fahr.), and so large a quantity of water that the different bathing operations can be varied to any extent.1877, Francis Bertier -, The Spas of Aix-les-Bains and Marlioz, Savoy, page 10
3. A shop where one can buy e-cigarettes and vaping paraphernalia, sometimes with a lounge for smoking them.
   • Retail vaporiums sell flavored vapor cartridges -- with or without nicotine.2014 March 10, Dr. Oz, “Dr. Oz: Vaping isn't a good swap for smoking”, in Sarasota Herald-Tribune
   • In the true spirit of entrepreneurship, vaporiums have been cropping up across the country.2015, Elissa Bass, e-Cigarettes: The Risks of Addictive Nicotine and Toxic Chemicals, →ISBN