Aerosol
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noun


(1)   A dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas)
(2)   A cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas
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Etymology


From + .

Adjective



  1. In a gaseous or airborne cloud of particulate matter, either solid, liquid, or gas
    The paint came as a can of fast-drying aerosol spray.

Noun



  1. A gaseous or airborne cloud of particulate matter, either as a solid, liquid, or gas, which forces another substance out of a spray can.
    An aerosol was used to force the flea powder out of the can.
  2. A colloidal system in which the dispersed phase is composed of either solid or liquid particles and in which the dispersal medium is some gas, usually air.
 
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