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AEROSOL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas)
Synonyms:
aerosol; aerosol bomb; aerosol can; aerosol container; spray can
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("aerosol" is a kind of...):
dispenser (a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "aerosol"):
pepper spray (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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("aerosol" is a kind of...):
cloud (any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "aerosol"):
fog (droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground)
haze (atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility)
fume; smoke (a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas)
Derivation:
aerosolise (disperse as an aerosol)
aerosolise (become dispersed as an aerosol)
aerosolize (disperse as an aerosol)
aerosolize (become dispersed as an aerosol)
Context examples:
Aerosol inhalation may help achieve high concentrations of sargramostim in the lung.
(Aerosol Sargramostim, NCI Thesaurus)
Although it has long been known that aerosols could play an important role in shaping regional weather patterns, ultrafine particles were thought to be too small to affect the formation of clouds.
(Tiny pollutants intensify storms in the Amazon, SciDev.Net)
Introduced to the market in 2004, e-cigarettes are handheld electronic devices that heat a liquid, usually containing nicotine, into an aerosol that the user inhales.
(Using Electronic Cigarettes Can Damage DNA, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The researchers collected data on aerosols in the atmosphere, meteorological conditions, traffic and reasons behind the consumers’ behaviour of switching from ethanol to gasoline.
(Ethanol to gasoline switch raises nanoparticles in air, SciDev.Net)
As the sunlight-blocking aerosols from Mount Pinatubo dissipated in the simulations, sea levels began to slowly rebound to pre-eruption levels.
(Volcanic eruption masked acceleration in sea level rise, NSF)
It is found in gasoline, lighter fluid, and some aerosol sprays.
(Butane, NCI Dictionary)
Scientists have been looking for potential explanations other than clouds, and aerosols - solid particles suspended in the atmosphere - could be one.
(Cooking up Alien Atmospheres on Earth, NASA)
Administration of a substance in the form gas, aerosol, emulsion, or liquid (during partial and tidal liquid ventilation), or fine powder into the lung, often with systemic action.
(Intrapulmonary Route of Administration, NCI Thesaurus)
An aerosol contained in a device with valves that permits the release of a specified quantity of active and/or inert ingredient(s) upon activation.
(Metered Aerosol Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)
These conditions increase the emission of biogenic volatile organic compounds, which boost the production of surface ozone and other aerosols.
(Dangers of Concurrent Heat Waves, Air Pollution, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
