Editing Atomization

{{Wiktionary|atomization|atomizer}}
'''Atomization''' refers to breaking bonds in some substance to obtain its constituent atoms in gas phase. By extension, it also means separating something into fine particles, for example: process of breaking bulk liquids into small droplets.
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Atomization may also refer to:

==Science and technology==
* The making of an [[aerosol]], which is a colloidal suspension of fine solid particles or liquid droplets in a gas
* An apparatus using an [[atomizer nozzle]]
* [[Spray (liquid drop)|Spray]]s, [[mist]]s, [[fog]]s, [[cloud]]s, [[Mineral dust|dust clouds]] and [[smoke]], which appear to be atomized
* A [[nebulizer]], which is a device used to administer medication in the form of a mist inhaled into the lungs
* An [[construction of electronic cigarettes#Atomizer and tank|electronic cigarette]] atomiser is a component which employs a heating element to vaporize a flavored solution, that may or may not contain nicotine, for inhalation into the lungs
* The conversion of a vaporized sample into atomic components in [[atomic spectroscopy]]

==Sociology==
* Atomization is frequently used as a synonym for [[social alienation]].

==The arts==
* [[Atomizer (album)|''Atomizer'' (album)]], a 1986 album by Big Black
* [[Atomizer (band)]], a British synthpop duo
* ''[[Atomised]]'', a 1998 novel by Michel Houellebecq
* In fiction, the complete disintegration of a targeted object into the atoms which constitute it is accomplished by shooting it with a [[disintegrator ray]]

==Places==
* [[Atomizer Geyser]], a cone geyser in Yellowstone National Park.

==See also==
* [[Enthalpy of atomization]]
* [[Atom]]
* [[Spray bottle]]
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