aerosol
verb
- to spray particulate matter with release of gas
noun
- colloid of fine solid particles or liquid droplets, in air or another gas
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɛɚ.əˌsɔl/ / /ˈɛɚ.əˌsɑl/ / /ˈɛə.ɹəˌsɒl/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr) Ancient Greek ἀέρος (aéros)der. English aero- Proto-Indo-European *s(w)é Latin se- Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *luh₁-é-ti Latin luō Latin solvō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin solūtiō Latin solūtiōnembor. Old French solucionbor. Middle English solucioun English solution English sol English aerosol From aero- + sol (“solution”).
- A mixture of fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium.
“Examples of common aerosols are mist, fog, and smoke.”
“The entire side of the barge chases itself inward, like the steel has become liquid and is running down a deain, and the metal turns bright as shock waves simply turn that thick layer of rust into an aerosol, blast it free from the steel borne on a wave of sound so powerful that it hurts Hiro down inside his chest and makes him feel sick.”
- An aerosol can.
- The payload (e.g. insecticide, paint, oil, cosmetics) and propellant contained by an aerosol can.
- 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
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr) Ancient Greek ἀέρος (aéros)der. English aero- Proto-Indo-European *s(w)é Latin se- Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *luh₁-é-ti Latin luō Latin solvō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin solūtiō Latin solūtiōnembor. Old French solucionbor. Middle English solucioun English solution English sol English aerosol From aero- + sol (“solution”).
- To spray with an aerosol.
“The door entrance and space going up the steps was aerosoled just before passengers started to enter. A second spray was given after they were aboard.”