Meanings
verbaerosolise (third-person singular simple present aerosolises, present participle aerosolising, simple past and past participle aerosolised)
present singular third person aerosolises · participle present aerosolising · participle past aerosolised · past aerosolised · alternative aerolize · alternative aerosolize
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo disperse a material, usually a solid or liquid, as an aerosol.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewsér
- Proto-Hellenic*auhḗr
- Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)
- Ancient Greekἀέρος (aéros)
- Englishaero-
- Proto-Indo-European*s(w)é
- Latinse-
- Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*luh₁éti
- Proto-Italic[Term?]
- Latinluō
- Latinsolvō
- Latinsolūtiō
- Latinsolūtiōnem
- Old Frenchsolucion
- Middle Englishsolucioun
- Englishsolution
- Englishsol
- Englishaerosol
- Englishaerosolise
Translations
Italian aerosolizzare
- aerosolizzaredisperse as an aerosole
Portuguese aerossolizar
- aerossolizardisperse as an aerosole
Cite this entry
APA
aerosolise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aerosolise
MLA
“aerosolise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aerosolise. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aerosolise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aerosolise.
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