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atomizer

[at-uh-mahy-zer]

at·om·iz·er

[at-uh-mahy-zer]
noun
an apparatus for reducing liquids to a fine spray, as for medicinal or cosmetic application.

Origin:
1860–65; atomize + -er1
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World English Dictionary
atomizer or atomiser (ˈætəˌmaɪzə)
 
n
a device for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, such as the nozzle used to feed oil into a furnace or an enclosed bottle with a fine outlet used to spray perfumes or medicines
 
atomiser or atomiser
 
n

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atomizer at·om·iz·er (āt'ə-mī'zər)
n.
A device used to reduce liquid medication to a fine spray or aerosol.

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