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aerosol
| aerosol bomb
| aerosol can
| aerosol container
| aerosolise
| aerosolised
aerosol
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun aerosol has 2 senses
- aerosol(n = noun.phenomenon) Array - a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas; Array is a kind of cloud
- aerosol(n = noun.artifact) aerosol bomb, aerosol can, aerosol container, spray can - a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas); Array is a kind of dispenser
has particulars: fog, haze, fume, smoke
Derived forms verb aerosolise2, verb aerosolise1, verb aerosolize1, verb aerosolize2
has particulars: pepper spray
OXFORD DICTIONARY
aerosol, n.
1 a a container used to hold a substance packed under pressure with a device for releasing it as a fine spray. b the releasing device. c the substance contained in an aerosol.
2 a system of colloidal particles dispersed in a gas (e.g. fog or smoke).
1 a a container used to hold a substance packed under pressure with a device for releasing it as a fine spray. b the releasing device. c the substance contained in an aerosol.
2 a system of colloidal particles dispersed in a gas (e.g. fog or smoke).
Etymology
AERO- + SOL(2)
THESAURUS
aerosol
aspergil, aspergillum, atomizer, clyster, concentrate sprayer, douche, enema, evaporator, fountain syringe, mist concentrate sprayer, needle bath, nozzle, retort, shower, shower bath, shower head, sparge, sparger, spray, spray can, sprayer, sprinkler, sprinkler head, sprinkling system, still, syringe, vaporizer, watercart, watering can, watering pot
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