aer·o·sol

(âr′ə-sôl′, -sŏl′)

1. A gaseous suspension of fine solid or liquid particles.

a. The spray of fine particles of a substance, such as paint, asthma medication, or insecticide, that is released from an aerosol can.

b. An aerosol can.

[aero- + sol(ution).]

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

aerosol

(ˈɛərəˌsɒl)

1. (Chemistry) 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 called: air spray such a substance together with its container

[C20: from aero- + sol(ution)]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

aer•o•sol

(ˈɛər əˌsɔl, -ˌsɒl)

n.

1. a system of colloidal particles dispersed in a gas, as smoke or fog.

2. a liquid substance sealed usu. 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.

adj.

3. of or containing a substance under pressure for dispensing as a spray or foam.

[1920–25; aero- + sol⁴]

aer·o·sol

(âr′ə-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. Compare emulsion, foam.

2. A substance, such as paint, an insecticide, or a hair spray, packaged under pressure for use in this form.

The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

aerosol

A liquid or solid composed of finely divided particles suspended in a gaseous medium. Examples of common aerosols are mist, fog, and smoke.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

aerosol

Extremely small liquid or solid particles suspended in air or another gas.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	aerosol - a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas cloud - any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible 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
	2.	aerosol - a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas) aerosol can, aerosol container, spray can, aerosol bomb dispenser - a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts 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

Translations

أَيْرُوسُولهَبَاء، رُشُوش

aerosolsprej

spraydåseaerosoldåse

suihke

aerosolsprej

aeroszol

úîi

aerosol

エアゾール

에어로졸

aerozolis

aerosols

aerosól

razpršilo

aerosol

ละอองของเหลว

aerosol sprey

bình phun

喷雾剂气雾剂

aerosol

[ˈɛərəsɒl] N → aerosol m, atomizador m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

aerosol

[ˈɛərəsɒl] n → aérosol maerosol spray n → bombe f aérosol

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

aerosol

n (= can) → Spraydose f; (= mixture) → Aerosol nt; aerosol paint → Spray- or Sprühfarbe f; aerosol spray → Aerosolspray nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

aerosol

[ˈɛərəˌsɒl] n (can) → aerosol m inv

aerosol

(ˈeərəsol) noun

a mixture of liquid or solid particles and gas under pressure which is released from a container in the form of a mist. Many deodorants come in the form of aerosols; (also adjective) an aerosol spray.

aerosol

→ أَيْرُوسُول sprej spraydåse Aerosol αεροζόλ aerosol suihke aérosol sprej aerosol エアゾール 에어로졸 aerosol aerosol aerozol aerossol аэрозоль aerosol ละอองของเหลว aerosol bình phun 气雾剂

aerosol

n aerosol m

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How to optimize aerosol drug delivery during noninvasive ventilation: What to use, how to use it, and why?

"While most consumers are familiar with aerosol products like deodorants, cleaners and pest control, aerosols are used in many places in the home and beyond.

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The inversion algorithm developed by Dubovik and King [15] is used to retrieve single-scattering albedo (SSA), refractive index (RI), asymmetry parameter, and size distributions of aerosols. The retrieval error in SSA is estimated to be in the range of 0.03-0.05.

Ground-Based Remote Sensing of Aerosol Properties over a Coastal Megacity of Pakistan

Aerosols characteristics were analyzed during dust and haze episodes in the Middle East and Southwestern Asia in October, 2010 and March, 2012 using Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer(MODIS) and Aerosol Robotic Network(AERONET) data.

Changes in aerosol parameters during dust and haze episodes in the Middle East and South western Asia

Aerosols may be making thunderstorms bigger and more frequent.

Constipated clouds

The airflow and ventilation design parameters are controlled in AIIRs to reduce the potential for airborne migration of infectious aerosols into other areas of the hospital.

Assessing effectiveness of ceiling-ventilated mock airborne infection isolation room in preventing hospital-acquired influenza transmission to health care workers

Sea salt aerosol is originally formed from sea spray and one of the most widely distributed forms of natural aerosols.

Assessment of pulmonary functions in seafarers

The production rate was consistent with other studies using synthetic respiratory aerosols. (11,12) The aerosol, with mean aerodynamic diameters ([d.sub.a]) of 0.3 [micro]m to 10 pm, was released at the approximate height of a patient at rest (2.5 ft [0.8 m]) in each patient room, and, in an elevator lobby at the end of the patient ward corridor (Figure 2).

Bioaerosols in health-care environments: ventilation and transport

The multiple scattering calculations (i.e., radiative transfer problem) take into account Rayleigh scattering by molecules and Mie scattering by aerosols in the atmosphere.

Estimation of biomass burning influence on air pollution around Beijing from an aerosol retrieval model