nebulizev.

Brit.

/ˈnɛbjᵿlʌɪz/, U.S.

/ˈnɛbjəˌlaɪz/

Forms: 1800s– nebulise, 1800s– nebulize.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nebula n., -ize suffix.

Etymology: < nebula n. + -ize suffix. Compare nebulizer n.

a. transitive. Chiefly Medicine. To convert (a liquid) to a fine mist or spray, esp. for inhalation therapy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of spraying > spray [verb (transitive)] > reduce to spray or mist

pulverize1807

atomize1865

nebulize1867

1867 J. King Causes Chronic Dis. 663 One or two fluidrachms of this solution should be nebulized or formed into a spray, and in this state be conveyed into the air-passages by deep inspirations.

1915 J. Wright & H. Smith Text-bk. Dis. Nose & Throat i. 58 There are a number of mechanical devices for nebulizing medicated solutions, which have a certain amount of value in tracheal and bronchial affectations.

1949 Dis. Chest 16 412 Oxygen or air may be used to nebulize the solution.

1958 Ann. Allergy 16 631 The DeVilbiss No. 40 model nebulizes about twice as much water as the Vaponefrin model.

1985 C. S. Ward Anaesthetic Equipm. (ed. 2) xiii. 253/2 Some medicaments are best administered by being nebulized in the inspired air.

1992 Jrnl. Chromatogr. 609 321 Collection efficiency was improved (80–90%) by nebulizing an organic solvent with the restrictor effluent.

2001 Jrnl. Aerosol Med. 14 467 Six nebulizers of each type were used to nebulize a solution of 2.5 mg (0.5 mL) albuterol with 3.5 mL of 0.9% saline.

b. transitive. gen. To transform into something nebulous.

ΚΠ

1957 R. Campbell Coll. Poems II. 253 To nebulise the moon and shoal the sward With Milky Ways a fetlock in the ford.

1995 Interzone June 55/1 Light was streaming from the base; a pinkish, eye-hurting, twisting column of fire, nebulized by flickering branches of lightning.

2. intransitive. To become nebulous or indefinite. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > become nebulous [verb (intransitive)]

nebulize1891

1891 Inquirer 26 Sept. 624/2 We know the faculty of the human mind to..trim and nebulize in its statements concerning religious belief.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nebulize
释义	nebulizev. Brit. /ˈnɛbjᵿlʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈnɛbjəˌlaɪz/ Forms: 1800s– nebulise, 1800s– nebulize. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nebula n., -ize suffix. Etymology: < nebula n. + -ize suffix. Compare nebulizer n. 1. a. transitive. Chiefly Medicine. To convert (a liquid) to a fine mist or spray, esp. for inhalation therapy. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of spraying > spray [verb (transitive)] > reduce to spray or mist pulverize1807 atomize1865 nebulize1867 1867 J. King Causes Chronic Dis. 663 One or two fluidrachms of this solution should be nebulized or formed into a spray, and in this state be conveyed into the air-passages by deep inspirations. 1915 J. Wright & H. Smith Text-bk. Dis. Nose & Throat i. 58 There are a number of mechanical devices for nebulizing medicated solutions, which have a certain amount of value in tracheal and bronchial affectations. 1949 Dis. Chest 16 412 Oxygen or air may be used to nebulize the solution. 1958 Ann. Allergy 16 631 The DeVilbiss No. 40 model nebulizes about twice as much water as the Vaponefrin model. 1985 C. S. Ward Anaesthetic Equipm. (ed. 2) xiii. 253/2 Some medicaments are best administered by being nebulized in the inspired air. 1992 Jrnl. Chromatogr. 609 321 Collection efficiency was improved (80–90%) by nebulizing an organic solvent with the restrictor effluent. 2001 Jrnl. Aerosol Med. 14 467 Six nebulizers of each type were used to nebulize a solution of 2.5 mg (0.5 mL) albuterol with 3.5 mL of 0.9% saline. b. transitive. gen. To transform into something nebulous. ΚΠ 1957 R. Campbell Coll. Poems II. 253 To nebulise the moon and shoal the sward With Milky Ways a fetlock in the ford. 1995 Interzone June 55/1 Light was streaming from the base; a pinkish, eye-hurting, twisting column of fire, nebulized by flickering branches of lightning. 2. intransitive. To become nebulous or indefinite. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > become nebulous [verb (intransitive)] nebulize1891 1891 Inquirer 26 Sept. 624/2 We know the faculty of the human mind to..trim and nebulize in its statements concerning religious belief. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1867
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