Definition & Meaning of "aerosol"in English

Aerosol

a container that holds a substance under pressure and releases it as a fine spray, usually using a propellant gas

Examples

He sprayed paint from an aerosol.

a suspension of fine solid or liquid particles dispersed in a gas

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Inanimate

Composition

Compound

Countable

singular

not gender specific

Plural form

aerosols

Examples

Volcanic eruptions can release aerosols into the atmosphere.

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