AEROSOLIZE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does aerosolize mean? 

• AEROSOLIZE (verb)
  The verb AEROSOLIZE has 2 senses:

1. disperse as an aerosol

2. become dispersed as an aerosol

  Familiarity information: AEROSOLIZE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AEROSOLIZE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they aerosolize    ... he / she / it aerosolizes   
Past simple: aerosolized   
Past participle: aerosolized   
-ing form: aerosolizing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Disperse as an aerosol

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

aerosolise; aerosolize

Context example:

The bacteria suspension was aerosolized

Hypernyms (to "aerosolize" is one way to...):

disperse; dot; dust; scatter; sprinkle (distribute loosely)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

aerosol (a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Become dispersed as an aerosol

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

aerosolise; aerosolize

Context example:

the bacteria quickly aerosolised

Hypernyms (to "aerosolize" is one way to...):

disperse; dissipate; scatter; spread out (move away from each other)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

aerosol (a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas)

 Context examples 

A short-acting, aerosolized uridine 5-triphosphate (UTP) solution used as a diagnostic aid for lung cancer.

(INS316, NCI Thesaurus)

These viruses are transmitted by aerosolized rodent excreta or rodent bites.

(Hantavirus, NCI Thesaurus)

An aerosolized liposomal preparation of rubitecan, a water-insoluble derivative of camptothecin with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Aerosolized Liposomal Rubitecan, NCI Thesaurus)