micronizern.
/ˈmʌɪkrənʌɪzə/, U.S. /ˈmaɪkrəˌnaɪzər/ 1. A proprietary name (in form Micronizer) for: a machine which grinds or pulverizes materials to produce very small particles; (hence more widely) a machine of this type.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > equipment for altering consistency > [noun] > crushing or grinding
mullet1398
mill1560
rammer1630
pulverizer1635
crackera1640
hand mill1656
grinder1688
mortar1733
pestle mill1773
pulverer1778
bruiser1809
smasher1822
muller1823
pug mill1824
crusher1825
pounding machine1839
pug1859
disintegrator1874
micronizer1934
1934 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 10 July 268/2 Micronizer. For machinery consisting of machines for disintegrating, pulverizing, and separating raw materials.
1980 Washington Post (Nexis) 30 Nov. (Mag. section) 48 For the serious breadbaker who doesn't own a pair of millstones, the Magic Mill II uses surgical-quality ‘micronizers’ to mill any grain.
1992 Process Engin. (Nexis) 73 28 The system used was an APTM Superjet microniser, which works by impacting diamond on diamond as it rotates at high speed in a shallow, circular grinding chamber.
2. A machine which cools surrounding air by forcing water through very small holes to create a fine mist.
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1992 Economist 18 Apr. 122/2 ‘Micronisers’ discreetly placed in trees will create an artificial fog by injecting water through minute orifices—the evaporation of droplets thus cooling the surrounding air.
1992 Chicago Sun-Times (Nexis) 19 Apr. (Travel section) 1 Twelve towers along the Avenue of Europe are intended to lower Expo '92 temperatures by using water micronizers in copper rings to cool the air.
1992 Amusement Business (Nexis) 22 June 40 Supplementing this are micronizers in the pergolas and trees that create an ultra-fine mist to cool the surrounding air.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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