vaporizer

Etymology

vaporize + -er

noun

  1. A device with a heating element, used to vaporize a liquid.
    Vaporizers are used in electronic cigarettes to simulate smoke.
  2. (medicine) A device with a heating element, used to vaporize a liquid solution with medicine. The produced vapor condensates into fine aerosols, forming a mist inside the device, to be inhaled by the patient for delivery of the medicine into the lungs.

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