Definition of "vaporizer" in English

noun

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

   • Vaporizers are used in electronic cigarettes to simulate smoke.

2. (medicine) 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.