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Vinony

vaporizer

noun

  1. device used to vaporize the active ingredients of plant material, commonly cannabis, tobacco, or other herbs or blends for the purpose of inhalation
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English vapor Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English vaporiz(e) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English vaporizer From vaporiz(e) + -er.

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

    “Vaporizers are used in electronic cigarettes to simulate smoke.”

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

    “Their Fordson was equipped with a vaporizer.”