What does "aerosol" mean?

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

How do you pronounce "aerosol"?

Pronounced //ˈɛɚ.əˌsɔl//.

Common synonyms include: aerosol bomb, aerosol can, aerosol container, aspergil, aspergillum, atomizer.

//ˈɛɚ.əˌsɔl// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Noun

1
A mixture of fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium.
"Examples of common aerosols are mist, fog, and smoke."
2
a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas) wordnet
3
An aerosol can.
4
a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas wordnet
5
The payload (e.g. insecticide, paint, oil, cosmetics) and propellant contained by an aerosol can.

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6
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

1
To spray with an aerosol. transitive
"The door entrance and space going up the steps was aerosoled just before passengers started to enter. A second spray was given after they were aboard."