vaporizer

[ vey-puh-rahy-zer ]
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noun
  1. a person or thing that vaporizes.

  2. a device for turning liquid into vapor, as an atomizer, especially one that converts a medicinal substance into a vapor that is inhaled for respiratory relief.

Origin of vaporizer

1
First recorded in 1840–50; vaporize + -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for vaporizer

vaporizer

vaporiser

/ (ˈveɪpəˌraɪzə) /


noun
  1. a substance that vaporizes or a device that causes vaporization

  2. med a device that produces steam or atomizes medication for inhalation

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