aerosolize, v.
(ˈɛərəsɒlaɪz)
[f. aerosol + -ize.]
a. trans. To make into an aerosol, disperse as an aerosol. b. intr. To become dispersed as an aerosol.
| 1944 Science 14 July 34/2 A simple bottle carburetor with face mask attached was devised for human use, and 50,000 units were aerosolized. Ibid., Six per cent. of the total amount of penicillin aerosolized. 1949 H. W. Florey et al. Antibiotics II. xxxviii. 1246 [They] aerosolized the penicillin with propylene glycol. 1961 Encycl. Biol. Sci. 146/2 An aqueous suspension of the spores of B. subtilis, var. niger, generally known as Bacillus globigii was aerosolized using commercially available nozzles. 1980 Nature 1 May 4/1 According to the Defense Department report, released after a Freedom of Information request from the Church of Scientology, the bacteria ‘aerosolised and dispersed rapidly by the movement of trains, penetrating stations and trains in the area and persisting there for one hour or longer’. |
So ˈaerosolized ppl. a.; also ˌaerosoliˈzation, dispersal as an aerosol; conversion into an aerosol.
| 1944 Science 14 July 31/1 (heading) Aerosolization of penicillin solutions. Ibid. 35/1 The method..allows recovery of 60 per cent. of the aerosolized penicillin in the urine. 1964 W. G. Smith Allergy & Tissue Metabolism viii. 81 Guinea pigs were exposed to aerosolised antigen solution. 1973 Nature 3 Aug. 268/1 Aerosolization of FeLV through salivary and nasal secretions may play an important role in disseminating the virus. 1976 Ann. Rev. Microbiol. XXX. 520 Eating, drinking, and smoking in the laboratory..lead to the ingestion and/or inhalation of aerosolized materials. |