aerosol

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Synonyms: aerosil

Antonyms: aerosil

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Noun

1. A mixture of fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a {{l|en|gaseous}} medium.
2. An [[aerosol can]].
3. The [[payload]] (e.g. insecticide, paint, oil, cosmetics) and [[propellant]] contained by an aerosol can.
4. {{lb|en|physics}} A [[colloid]]al 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. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[spray]] with an aerosol.

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