Etymology

nebulize

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Today it means: To convert liquid into a fine spray of aerosols, by using a nebulizer; to atomize Full definition →

Latin nebula
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromnebula“little cloud, mist”
  2. English todaynebulize

Borrowed from Latin nebula (“little cloud, mist”) + -ize.

Words from the same roots

Latinnebula all →

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