nebulizingn.
/ˈnɛbjᵿlʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈnɛbjəˌlaɪzɪŋ/ rare.
= nebulization n.
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the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of spraying > [noun] > conversion or reduction into spray or mist
pulverization1861
atomization1865
nebulization1868
nebulizing1874
1874 Subject-matter Index Patents 1790–1873 (U.S. Patent Office) II. 1032 Perfume and volatile liquids, Device for nebulizing.
1958 Ann. Allergy 16 628 The liquid is disrupted by the air jet in the nebulizing area and forms an aerosol.
1995 Nuclear Med. Comm. 16 901 Ten minutes after nebulizing had stopped, the contamination had reduced to background levels in all but two cases.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
nebulizingadj.
/ˈnɛbjᵿlʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈnɛbjəˌlaɪzɪŋ/ That nebulizes (a liquid); that performs nebulization.
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1944 Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. & Med. 57 257/1 The nebulizing unit..consists of a container and a metal atomizer.
1987 E. W. Burr Compan. Bird Med. ix. 53/1 Aerosol treatment can be carried out using a nebulizing apparatus.
1994 H. Burton Leonard Bernstein xl. 524 When Bernstein awoke each day he first inhaled through a nebulizing machine to break up the mucus in his lungs and get the oxygen flowing.
2002 Rapid Comm. Mass Spectrometry 16 1562 Better detection sensitivity was obtained when the nebulizing gas velocity was increased.
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