different between nebulizer vs taxonomy

English

Alternative forms

• nebuliser

Etymology

nebulize +? -er

Noun

nebulizer (plural nebulizers)

1. A device used to convert liquid into a fine spray of aerosols, by means of oxygen, compressed air, or ultrasonic vibration.

   Synonym: atomizer

2. (medicine) A device used to administer a medicine into the lungs, by converting the medicine from liquid state into a fine spray of aerosols, to be inhaled through the nose or mouth.

   Coordinate terms: inhaler, vaporizer

   • 2011, Jill Shalvis, Head Over Heels, Hachette UK (?ISBN)

     “Obviously. It's just that experts recommend measuring your peak oxygen flow and having a portable nebulizer ready.”

Related terms

• micronebulizer
• nebulize
• nebulization

Translations

Further reading

• nebulizer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French taxonomie. Surface analysis taxo- +? -nomy.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /tæk?s?n?mi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /tæk?s??n?mi/
• Rhymes: -?n?mi

Noun

taxonomy (countable and uncountable, plural taxonomies)

1. The science or the technique used to make a classification.
2. A classification; especially, a classification in a hierarchical system.
3. (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

Synonyms

• taxonomics
• (science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms): alpha taxonomy

Coordinate terms

• nomenclature
• ontology

Derived terms

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