English Explanatory Dictionary

aerosol

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mixture of fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium.
  2. An aerosol can.
  3. The payload (e.g. insecticide, paint, oil, cosmetics) and propellant contained by an aerosol can.
  4. 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.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛɚ.əˌsɔl/ /ˈɛɚ.əˌsɑl/ /ˈɛə.ɹəˌsɒl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-aerosol.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-aerosol.wav

Word forms

aerosol aerosols aerosoling aerosolling aerosoled aerosolled

Etymology

From aero- + sol (“solution”).

Derived words

aerosol bomb aerosol cheese aerosolisation aerosolise aerosolization aerosolize aerosol string bioaerosol microaerosol nonaerosol
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