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nouna dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas)type of:
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nouna cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gastype of:
Definition that contains aerosol
- mace (trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization
- mousse toiletry consisting of an aerosol foam used in hair styling
- freon any one or more chlorofluorocarbons (or related compounds) that are used as an aerosol propellant, organic solvent, or refrigerant
- fluorocarbon a halocarbon in which some hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine; used in refrigerators and aerosols
- cfc a fluorocarbon with chlorine; formerly used as a refrigerant and as a propellant in aerosol cans
- aerosolize become dispersed as an aerosol
- hcfc a fluorocarbon that is replacing chlorofluorocarbon as a refrigerant and propellant in aerosol cans; considered to be somewhat less destructive to the atmosphere
- chemical mace (trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization
- aerosolise disperse as an aerosol
- airborne transmission a transmission mechanism in the which the infectious agent is spread as an aerosol and usually enters a person through the respiratory tract