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aerosol

[ air-uh-sawl, -sol ]

noun

  1. Physical Chemistry. a system of colloidal particles dispersed in a gas and commonly formed as smoke, fog, mist, haze, or smog:

    a radioactive aerosol;

    aerosols in the stratosphere.

  2. a liquid substance, as a disinfectant or deodorant, sealed in a metal container under pressure with an inert gas or other activating agent and released as a spray or foam through a push-button valve or nozzle:

    an aerosol for cleaning ovens.

  3. Physiology, Pathology. a mist that lingers in the air, composed of fine particles (less than 5 micrometers in diameter) that form from the evaporation of respiratory droplets (5–10 micrometers in diameter) released into the air through talking, breathing, singing, whistling, coughing, sneezing, etc.:

    Recommended precautions against virus-laden aerosols vary according to the type of virus.



adjective

  1. of or containing a liquid or gas under pressure for dispensing as a spray or foam:

    a deodorant available in aerosol cans.

aerosol

/ ˈɛərəˌsɒl /

noun

  1. a colloidal dispersion of solid or liquid particles in a gas; smoke or fog
  2. a substance, such as a paint, polish, or insecticide, dispensed from a small metal container by a propellant under pressure
  3. Also calledair spray such a substance together with its container


aerosol

/ ârə-sôl′ /

  1. A substance consisting of very fine particles of a liquid or solid suspended in a gas. Mist, which consists of very fine droplets of water in air, is an aerosol.
  2. Compare emulsion
  3. A liquid substance, such as paint, an insecticide, or a hair spray, packaged under pressure for use or application as a fine spray.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of aerosol1

First recorded in 1920–25; aero- + sol 4

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Word History and Origins

Origin of aerosol1

C20: from aero- + sol ( ution )

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Example Sentences

There is still so much that we do not understand about secondary organic aerosols, and these studies are very important to push the field forward.

First, people would have to breathe in the fomite aerosols, notes Julian Tang.

They’re infectious and they’re breathing out aerosols when they talk.

To catch the tiny aerosols that might be carrying the coronavirus, filters need a high enough MERV — yes, MERV.

Evidence also suggests that smaller aerosol particles, spread while talking or breathing, can lead to transmission.

Graffiti artists and admirers came from all over the world to paint and marvel at the giant aerosol opuses.

At around midnight, Tuesday morning, the world-renowned, aerosol-covered warehouses were painted white.

So Rey and Maupin sprayed the guards with their own Mace-type aerosol and took off running in a panic.

One Christian man complained about “the idea that angels would forsake their divinity for aerosol cologne,” according to Jezebel.

The aerosol mist of blood would have been visible through the scope.

It was a little stainless-steel aerosol canister that looked for all the world like a pepper-spray self-defense unit.

Solvents and aerosol sprays also decrease the heart and respiratory rates, and impair judgment.

She flinched and misted a cloud of aerosol capsicum ahead of her.

A drop or so of the aerosol on the skin is enough, I understand.

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