AEROSOLIZED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does aerosolized mean? 

• AEROSOLIZED (adjective)
  The adjective AEROSOLIZED has 1 sense:

1. in the form of ultramicroscopic solid or liquid particles dispersed or suspended in air or gas

  Familiarity information: AEROSOLIZED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AEROSOLIZED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In the form of ultramicroscopic solid or liquid particles dispersed or suspended in air or gas

Synonyms:

aerosolised; aerosolized

Similar:

gaseous (existing as or having characteristics of a gas)

 Context examples 

A short-acting, aerosolized uridine 5-triphosphate (UTP) solution used as a diagnostic aid for lung cancer.

(INS316, NCI Thesaurus)

These viruses are transmitted by aerosolized rodent excreta or rodent bites.

(Hantavirus, NCI Thesaurus)

An aerosolized liposomal preparation of rubitecan, a water-insoluble derivative of camptothecin with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Aerosolized Liposomal Rubitecan, NCI Thesaurus)