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Meaning of aerosol

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

aerosol

Pronunciation:/ˈɛəɹəsɒl//ˈɛɹəsɔl/

noun

Definitions

  1. A mixture of fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium.

  2. An aerosol can.

  3. The payload (e.g. insecticide, paint, oil, cosmetics) and propellant contained by an aerosol can.

  4. 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.

verb

Definitions

  1. To spray with an aerosol.