vaporizer

Plural: vaporizers

Noun

• a device that puts out a substance in the form of a vapor (especially for medicinal inhalation)
• A device with a heating element, used to vaporize a liquid.
• A device with a heating element, used to vaporize a liquid solution with medicine. 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.

Examples

• Vaporizers are used in electronic cigarettes to simulate smoke.

Synonyms

vaporiser