aerosolization
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8.2
- noun
- /ˌɛəroʊsəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
- Specialized
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aerosolización
- To the extent possible, avoid aerosolization—for example, by directing spray downward and using coarser spray nozzles at the periphery of center pivot rigs.
- aerosolization treatments
- filtration and aerosolization
Examples
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During the experiment, aerosolization of the substance released fine particles into the air for analysis.
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The mode of transmission of M. bovis from these farm animals to man is likely to be aerosolization of infected particles.
Academic text (1992) -
Noroviruses are transmitted via aerosolization, surfaces, and human-to-human contact, as well as through food.
Blog text (33) -
Among these is Mycoplasma pneumoniae, a common agent of respiratory tract infections that is transmitted from person to person through aerosolization.
Academic text (2015) -
We believe that M. bovis may have been transmitted by aerosolization of the organism, either by the cough of infected elk or by the creation of infectious particles when the rendering plant and necropsy laboratory were hosed down.
Academic text (1992) -
The new method involves aerosolization of the vaccine, allowing it to be easily inhaled by patients.
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To prevent aerosolization of harmful chemicals, the laboratory employs specialized containment equipment.
Synonyms
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2.1
Putting liquid into small drops over an area using a sprayer
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3.7
Spraying very small drops of water into the air to cool and make it wet
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7.6
To break a liquid into very small droplets for spraying
A way of turning a liquid, usually medicine, into a fine mist to breathe
How Fine
Surface Forms
Morphology
aerosolization = aerosolize (transparent) = aerosol + ize + ation
Formed from the verb 'aerosolize' + the nominalizing suffix '-ation', a regular and semantically direct derivation.
Etymology
Aerosolization comes from the prefix aero- meaning 'air' and the word aerosol, which is like a tiny 'spray' of particles in the air. So aerosolization is the process of turning a liquid or substance into very small droplets or particles that float in the air.