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Steaming vs Vaporizer - What's the difference?

steaming | vaporizer |

As nouns the difference between steaming and vaporizer

is that steaming is the action of steam on something while vaporizer is a device with a heating element, used to vaporize a liquid.

As an adjective steaming

is giving off steam.

As a verb steaming

is .

steaming

English

(wikipedia steaming)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The action of steam on something.
  • The method of cooking by immersion in steam.
  • (UK, informal) A form of robbery in which a large gang moves swiftly and violently through a bus, train, etc.; see .

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Giving off steam
  • Extremely drunk
  • Very angry

    • Synonyms

    * (giving off steam) steamy

    Verb

    (head)

    • Anagrams

    *

    vaporizer

    English

    (wikipedia 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