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

Words Nearby vaporizer

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How to use vaporizer in a sentence

  • He owns a smallish vaporizer that still looks like it came from the future, and buys wax instead of bud.

  • I now know this was a conduction-style vaporizer, which requires a chamber to hold the steam.

  • I stepped back, and read the word vaporizer,—printed in large gilt letters,—bent like a bow on the side of the car.

    Unveiling a Parallel | Alice Ilgenfritz Jones and Ella Marchant
  • The main air port is at the bottom of the vaporizer, while an auxiliary air inlet is provided at the side of the mixing chamber.

    Aviation Engines | Victor Wilfred Pag
  • When the motor is running properly, the amount of water fed to the vaporizer and overflowing to the ash-pit is properly adjusted.

  • For Kennedy had picked up from the same drawer a little toilet vaporizer, too, and was examining it minutely.

    The Social Gangster | Arthur B. Reeve
  • When the hair has been dressed, sprinkle it with gum and water by means of the vaporizer and then shower on the gold powder.

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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