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atomize

Pronunciation: /ˈatəmʌɪz/
(also atomise)
Translate atomize | into Italian
Definition of atomize

verb

[with object]
  • convert (a substance) into very fine particles or droplets: (as adjective atomized)finely atomized fuel
  • reduce to atoms.
  • break up into small units:by disrupting our ties with our neighbours, crime atomizes society

Derivatives

atomization

Pronunciation: /-ˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/
noun

atomize in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of atomize in the US English dictionary