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nebulizer (n.)

"instrument for reducing a liquid to spray" (for inhalation, etc.), 1865, agent noun from verb nebulize "to reduce to a mist or spray" (1865), from Latin nebula "mist" (see nebula) + -ize. Related: Nebulization.

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Definitions of nebulizer from WordNet

nebulizer (n.)
a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist;
Synonyms: atomizer / atomiser / spray / sprayer / nebuliser
From wordnet.princeton.edu