vaporizer

== English == === Alternative forms === vaporiser (UK) vapouriser (UK) vapourizer (Oxford British English) === Etymology === From vaporiz(e) + -er. === Noun === vaporizer (plural vaporizers) A device with a heating element, used to vaporize a liquid. Coordinate terms: nebulizer, atomizer, aerosoliser, gasifier, carburetor Such a device to facilitate vaping. Synonym: vape (clipped form) (medicine) A medical device for administering medicine via inhalation. The produced vapor condensates into fine aerosols, forming a mist inside the device, to be inhaled by the patient for delivery of the medicine into the lungs. (historical except museologically) A device that heated viscous liquid motor fuel, especially tractor vaporising oil, to enable an engine to run on it. ==== Translations ====