AEROSOL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does aerosol mean? 

• AEROSOL (noun)
  The noun AEROSOL has 2 senses:

1. a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas

2. a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas)

  Familiarity information: AEROSOL used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AEROSOL (noun)

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

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)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

aerosol; aerosol bomb; aerosol can; aerosol container; spray can

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)

 Context examples 

This bacterium has been classified as a Category A critical biological agent due to its ease of dissemination by aerosol, causing high mortality with the potential for a major public health impact.

(Francisella tularensis, NCI Thesaurus)

However, healthcare settings are also vulnerable to the introduction and spread of SARS-CoV-2, and the stability of SARS-CoV-2 in aerosols and on surfaces likely contributes to transmission of the virus in healthcare settings.

(New coronavirus stable for hours on surface, National Institutes of Health)

To reduce costs and accelerate manufacturing, fabrication of the stretchable sensor uses aerosol jet 3D printing.

(Stretchable wireless sensor could monitor healing of cerebral aneurysms, National Science Foundation)

Administration of a substance in the form of a gas, aerosol, or fine powder via the respiratory tract, usually by oral or nasal inhalation, for local or systemic effect.

(Inhalation Route of Administration, NCI Thesaurus)

Beaupré and colleagues performed experiments showing that some of this ancient matter is removed from seawater when wave-generated air bubbles burst on the ocean surface and inject aerosols into the atmosphere.

(Ancient molecules from the sea likely burst into the air from ocean waves, National Science Foundation)

A drug given in an aerosol mist to decrease the thickness of mucus in the lungs of patients with cystic fibrosis.

(Dornase alfa inhalation solution, NCI Dictionary)

A container of medication intended to refill an aerosol dispenser.

(Aerosol Refill, NCI Thesaurus)

An aerosol formulation of aldesleukin, a recombinant form of interleukin-2 (IL-2), with potential immunostimulating activity.

(Aerosolized Aldesleukin, NCI Thesaurus)

An inhalation aerosol formulation containing budesonide and the fumarate dihydrate salt of formoterol with anti-inflammatory and bronchial smooth muscle-relaxing activities.

(Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate Dihydrate Inhalation Aerosol, NCI Thesaurus)

A colorless volatile poisonous liquid compound used as a solvent, fuel, aerosol, propellant and refrigerant.

(Dimethyl Ether, NCI Thesaurus)