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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aerosolize.

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Examples

  • The technique of vaporization is popular amongst actual medical users, as it aerosolizes the active molecules without producing any carcinogenic smoke.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » A Step Toward Sanity on Medical Marijuana 2009

  • An airbrush is a device by which air pressure is pumped through a small gun with a needle and this pushes a cupload of paint to the needle tip and aerosolizes it.

    FAQ#3 "Why did you change your style?" Zillabob 2008

  • The dense metal is used as a weapon for penetrating armor by the U.S. military, but aerosolizes upon impact, and thus presents the risk that DU particles could be spread by the wind or contaminate drinking water.

    U.S. Would Control Profits from Iraqi Oil Exports Under Agreement 2008

  • An airbrush is a device by which air pressure is pumped through a small gun with a needle and this pushes a cupload of paint to the needle tip and aerosolizes it.

    Archive 2008-05-01 Zillabob 2008

  • When a DU weapon strikes a target, it penetrates deeply and aerosolizes into a fine spray which then contaminates the air, soil and water around the target area.

    The Threat of Depleted Uranium Exposure - It's Real, Deadly and Covered Up by the Pentagon and VA 2006

  • GUPTA: Well, you know, the tricky thing with nerve agents and I think that they learned a lot after the subway attack in Tokyo is that it's not a very effective sort of weapon of mass destruction, meaning that it aerosolizes and get into the air but it becomes very diffuse.

    CNN Transcript Feb 8, 2006 2006

  • GUPTA: Well, you know, the tricky thing with nerve agents and I think that they learned a lot after the subway attack in Tokyo is that it's not a very effective sort of weapon of mass destruction, meaning that it aerosolizes and get into the air but it becomes very diffuse.

    CNN Transcript Feb 8, 2006 2006

  • TIERNO: The water aerosolizes up to 20 feet from the point -- the center of that flush.

    CNN Transcript Feb 8, 2004 2004

  • It is small in size, and it aerosolizes, so you've got be careful in the way it can be handled.

    CNN Transcript Oct 23, 2001 2001

  • Inside the tube is a lithium battery that warms and aerosolizes a nicotine solution; Njoy says it works like a vaporizer.

    unknown title 2009

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