humidifier

[hyoo-mid-uh-fahy-er or, often, yoo-]

hu·mid·i·fi·er

[hyoo-mid-uh-fahy-er or, often, yoo-]
noun
1.
a device for increasing the amount of water vapor in the air of a room or building, consisting of a container for water and a vaporizer.
2.
any device for regulating the amount of water vapor in a specific container or area.

Origin:
1880–85; humidify + -er1
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Humidifier has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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humidifier (hjuːˈmɪdɪˌfaɪə)
 
n
a device for increasing or controlling the water vapour in a room, building, etc

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