Definitions

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  • verb transitive To disperse as an aerosol.

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  • verb disperse as an aerosol
  • verb become dispersed as an aerosol

Etymologies

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aerosol +‎ -ize

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Examples

  • The ability to "aerosolize" anthrax was the big breakthrough that Patrick achieved at Fort Detrick, and for which he holds several secret patents.

    What Can Iraq Do? 2007

  • There simply is no regulatory solution to the millions of tons of searingly fetid, toxic effluvium that industrial hog farms discharge and aerosolize on a daily basis.

    Making Links 2009

  • There simply is no regulatory solution to the millions of tons of searingly fetid, toxic effluvium that industrial hog farms discharge and aerosolize on a daily basis.

    Archive 2009-04-01 2009

  • But traditional snow-making systems -- which blow water and compressed air through special nozzles to aerosolize it, then rely on outdoor air to freeze it before it hits the slopes -- only work when temperatures drop below freezing.

    Eternal Life For Frosty 2008

  • The first requirement would be to aerosolize the spores.

    Anthrax-The biggest smoking gun of all? 2008

  • If you aerosolize it and throw it around a crowded subway, you could infect a lot of people, if it's made in a weaponized form.

    'Hot Zone II'? 2007

  • They speculate that another powerful drug -- the anesthetic gas halothene -- must have been used to aerosolize the mixture, with recommended dosages doubled or trebled for maximum impact.

    More Questions Than Answers 2007

  • In all their forms, they're radioactive and chemically toxic after striking, penetrating and incinerating inside a target after which they aerosolize in a fine spray which then contaminates the air, soil and water around and beyond the target area.

    Comments on Helen Caldicott's New Book Nuclear Power Is Not the Answer 2006

  • There simply is no regulatory solution to the millions of tons of searingly fetid, toxic effluvium that industrial hog farms discharge and aerosolize on a daily basis.

    MAKING LINKS Maggie Jochild 2004

  • You need a lot more of the inhaled version, because it's not easy to aerosolize like anthrax.

    CNN Transcript Feb 3, 2004 2004

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