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aerosol

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
aerosol/ˈeərəsɒl/

▶noun

1 a substance enclosed under pressure and released as a fine spray by means of a propellant gas.

2 Chemistry a colloidal suspension of particles dispersed in air or gas.

– derivatives
aerosolize (or aerosolise) verb.

– origin 1920s: from aero- + sol2.

'aerosol' also found in these Oxford entries:

CFC - freon - Mace - pepper spray - propellant - spray

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