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AEROSOLIZE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
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
Example:
The bacteria suspension was aerosolized
Synonyms:
aerosolise; aerosolize
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
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
Example:
the bacteria quickly aerosolised
Synonyms:
aerosolise; aerosolize
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
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)
