| Main Entry: | pepper spray |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a liquid of oleoresins from capsicum put in aerosol form to be used for self-defense against an attacker |
| Example: | Pepper spray is highly irritant to the skin and mucous membranes. |
| pepper spray | |
noun | |
| a nonlethal aerosol spray made with the pepper derivative oleoresin capiscum; used to cause temporary blindness and incapacitate an attacker; also used as a bear deterrent |