nebulize

English

Etymology

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

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. (medicine) To treat a patient with medicine applied using a nebulizer
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