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Aerosol Common

Aerosol has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas

"The sudden gust of wind dispersed the invisible aerosol of pollen floating above the field into the humid air."

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)

"He reached for an aerosol to clean the grease off his grill grates."

3

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

"The scientist collected aerosols from the smokestack to analyze the fine solid particles and liquid droplets suspended in the air."