Definitions
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- verb transitive To
disperse as anaerosol .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb disperse as an aerosol
- verb become dispersed as an aerosol
Etymologies
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Examples
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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The first requirement would be to aerosolize the spores.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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You need a lot more of the inhaled version, because it's not easy to aerosolize like anthrax.
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