sprinkle vs aerosolize

sprinkle is a noun but aerosolize is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sprinkle	Yes	No	Yes	No
aerosolize	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, aerosolize is a hyponym of sprinkle; that is, aerosolize is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sprinkle:

Other hyponyms of sprinkle include spray, spray, plash, spatter, splash, splatter, splosh, swash, splash, splosh, sprinkle, bespangle, aerosolise.

sprinkle (noun)	aerosolize (noun)
the act of sprinkling or splashing water
a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby

sprinkle (verb)	aerosolize (verb)
scatter with liquid; wet lightly	disperse as an aerosol
cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force	become dispersed as an aerosol
distribute loosely
rain gently