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Definition of Aerosol

1. Noun. A cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas.

2. Noun. A dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas).

Definition of Aerosol

1. Adjective. In a gaseous or airborne cloud of particulate matter, either solid, liquid, or gas ¹

2. Noun. A gaseous or airborne cloud of particulate matter, either as a solid, liquid, or gas, which forces another substance out of a spray can. ¹

3. Noun. (physical chemistry) 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. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Aerosol

1. a gaseous suspension of fine solid or liquid particles [n -S]

Medical Definition of Aerosol

1. A suspension or dispersion of fine particles of a solid or liquid in a gas which can be atomised into a fine mist for inhalation therapy. Often colloids with a gaseous dispersing phase and either liquid (fog) or solid (smoke) dispersed phase; used in fumigation or in inhalation therapy; may contain propellent agents. (25 Jun 1999)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aerosol

aeros aerosat aerosats aeroscope aeroscopes aeroscopy aerose aeroshell aerosialophagy aerosiderite

aerosiderites aerosil aerosils aerosinusitis aerosis aerosol (current term) aerosol bomb aerosol can aerosol container aerosol generator

aerosol propellant aerosolisation aerosolise aerosolised aerosolises aerosolising aerosolization aerosolizations aerosolize aerosolized

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