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atomizer

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a device for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, such as the nozzle used to feed oil into a furnace or an enclosed bottle with a fine outlet used to spray perfumes or medicines
Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

atomizer

[′ad·ə‚mīz·ər]
(mechanical engineering)
A device that produces a mechanical subdivision of a bulk liquid, as by spraying, sprinkling, misting, or nebulizing.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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