What does "vaporizer" mean?

A device with a heating element, used to vaporize a liquid.

What is a synonym for "vaporizer"?

Common synonyms include: aerosol, atomizer, humidifier, medical vaporizer, retort, spray.

noun

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Noun

1
A device with a heating element, used to vaporize a liquid.
"Vaporizers are used in electronic cigarettes to simulate smoke."
2
a device that puts out a substance in the form of a vapor (especially for medicinal inhalation) wordnet
3
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.

"My girlfriend is packing the vaporizer."

From vaporiz(e) + -er.