aerosol
A mixture of fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a medium.
Example
“Examples of common aerosols are mist, fog, and smoke.”
Other meanings
An aerosol can.
The payload (e.g. insecticide, paint, oil, cosmetics) and propellant contained by an aerosol can.
Related words
- aerosolization
- aerosolize
- bioaerosol
- microaerosol
- nonaerosol
- aerosolisation
- aerosolise
- aerosol bomb
- aerosol cheese
- aerosol string
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