NOUN | phenomenon | aerosol | a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas |
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artifact | aerosol, aerosol container, aerosol can, aerosol bomb, 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) |
Sounds | eh'rahsaa.l | |
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Rhymes | alcohol ... Wiesenthal: 31 rhymes with aal... |
Meaning | A cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas. | |
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Narrower | fog | droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground |
haze | atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility | |
smoke, fume | A cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas | |
Broader | cloud | Any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible |
Spanish | aerosol | |
Catalan | aerosol | |
Verbs | aerosolize, aerosolise | disperse as an aerosol |
aerosolize, aerosolise | become dispersed as an aerosol |
Meaning | A dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas). | |
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Synonyms | aerosol container, aerosol can, aerosol bomb, spray can | |
Narrower | pepper spray | A nonlethal aerosol spray made with the pepper derivative oleoresin capiscum |
Broader | dispenser | A container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts |
Spanish | aerosol, lata de aerosol, pulverizador | |
Catalan | aerosol |
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