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Dehumidifier vs Vaporizer - What's the difference?

dehumidifier | vaporizer |

As nouns the difference between dehumidifier and vaporizer

is that dehumidifier is a device for removing the moisture content from air while vaporizer is a device with a heating element, used to vaporize a liquid.

dehumidifier

English

Noun

(wikipedia dehumidifier) (en noun)
  • A device for removing the moisture content from air
  • vaporizer

    Alternative forms

    * vaporiser (UK) * vapouriser (UK) * vapourizer

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A device with a heating element, used to vaporize a liquid.
  • Vaporizers are used in electronic cigarettes to simulate smoke.
  • (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.
  • Coordinate terms

    * vape, nebulizer