| atom | (noun) (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element | - |
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| (noun) (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything | Synonyms: molecule, mote, particle, speck, corpuscle |
| atomic | (adjective) of or relating to or comprising atoms | - |
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| (adjective) (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy | Synonyms: nuclear |
| (adjective) immeasurably small | - |
| atomisation | (noun) separating something into fine particles | Synonyms: atomization, fragmentation |
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| (noun) annihilation by reducing something to atoms | Synonyms: atomization |
| atomise | (verb) spray very finely | Synonyms: atomize |
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| (verb) strike at with firepower or bombs | Synonyms: zap, nuke, atomize |
| (verb) break up into small particles | Synonyms: atomize |
| atomiser | (noun) a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist | Synonyms: spray, nebuliser, nebulizer, sprayer, atomizer |
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| atomism | (noun) (psychology) a theory that reduces all mental phenomena to simple elements (sensations and feelings) that form complex ideas by association | - |
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| (noun) (chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles | Synonyms: atomic theory, atomist theory, atomistic theory |
| atomistic | (adjective) divided into separate and often disparate elements | Synonyms: atomistical |
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| atomistical | (adjective) divided into separate and often disparate elements | Synonyms: atomistic |
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| atomization | (noun) separating something into fine particles | Synonyms: atomisation, fragmentation |
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| (noun) annihilation by reducing something to atoms | Synonyms: atomisation |
| atomize | (verb) spray very finely | Synonyms: atomise |
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| (verb) strike at with firepower or bombs | Synonyms: zap, nuke, atomise |
| (verb) break up into small particles | Synonyms: atomise |
| atomizer | (noun) a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist | Synonyms: spray, nebuliser, nebulizer, sprayer, atomiser |
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