aerosol
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aerosol
- /ˈɛɚ.əˌsɔl/ US
- /ˈɛɚ.əˌsɑl/ cot caught merger
- /ˈɛə.ɹəˌsɒl/ UK
noun aerosols
- A mixture of fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium. Examples of common aerosols are mist, fog, and smoke.
- An aerosol can.
- The payload (e.g. insecticide, paint, oil, cosmetics) and propellant contained by an aerosol can.
- 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 aerosols · aerosoling · aerosolling · aerosoled · aerosolled
- To spray with an aerosol. 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.
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Closest in meaning: spray can, aerosol bomb, aerosolized, sprayer, spray, generator, box, discharge, dispenser, product, ot, fog, vapor, mist, cloud, smog
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noun fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium
| Español | aerosol |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 에어로졸 eeorojol, 연무제 yeonmuje, 연무질 yeonmujil |
| 日本語 | 煙霧質 enmushitsu, エアロゾル earozoru |
| 中文 | 氣霧劑 /气雾剂 qìwùjì, 氣溶膠 /气溶胶 qìróngjiāo |
| Português | aerossol |
| Français | aérosol |
| Deutsch | Aerosol |
| Italiano | aerosol |
| Ελληνικά | αεροζόλ aerozól |
| Română | aerosol |
| Русский | аэрозо́ль aerozólʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | sol khí |
| العربية | هَبَاء جَوِّيّ habāʔ jawwiyy, أَيْرُوسُول ʔayrūsūl |
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title = {aerosol},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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