Look up: AEROSOL


  1. Aerosol
    1. Small droplets or particles suspended in the atmosphere, typically containing sulfur. They are usually emitted naturally (e.g. in volcanic eruptions) and as the result of anthropogenic (human) activities such as burning fossil fuels. 2. The pressurized gas used to propel substances out of a conta...
    Found op http://www.epa.gov/OCEPAterms/

  2. Aerosol
    A finely divided material suspended in air or other gaseous environment.
    Found op http://www.epa.gov/OCEPAterms/

  3. aerosol
    Particulate material, other than water or ice, in the atmosphere ranging in size from approximately 10x-3 to larger than 10x2 ´m in radius. Aerosols are important in the atmosphere as nuclei for the condensation of water droplets and ice crystals, as participants in various chemical cycles, and a...
    Found op http://cdiac.ornl.gov/glossary.html

  4. Aerosol
    A gaseous suspension of fine particles.
    Found op http://www-v0ims.gsfc.nasa.gov/v0ims/glossary.of.terms.html

  5. Aerosol
    Air suspension of solid or liquid particles having a volume median diameter of less than 50 µm. Aerosol sprays are principally used for drift spraying against flying insects. The small size of the droplets or particles allow entry to the body via the respiratory tract and readily contaminate...
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  6. aerosol
    [n] - a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas 2. [n] - a dispenser that forces a liquid out as a fine spray when a button is pressed
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  7. Aerosol
    A pressurised container that can deliver a solvent, propellant and paint mix for a professional finish, or provide power to enable airbrushing of paint.
    Found op http://www.hobbyshed.co.uk/model_kit_modelmaking_guides_glossary_abcd.htm

  8. Aerosol
    A suspension of any solid particles or liquid droplets in air.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20474

  9. Aerosol
    very small liquid or solid particles dispersed in a gas or air, for example a mist or fume; may be formed by blowing liquid through a nozzle
    Found op http://www.oasisenviro.co.uk/Glossary%20A%20to%20B.htm

  10. Aerosol
    A colloid in which solid particles or liquid droplets are suspended in a gas. Smoke is an example of a solid aerosol; fog is an example of a liquid aerosol.Aerosol paint products have not contained chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's) since 1978.
    Found op http://www.diracdelta.co.uk/science/source/a/e/aerosol/source.html

  11. aerosol
    Compare with colloid. A colloid in which solid particles or liquid droplets are suspended in a gas. Smoke is an example of a solid aerosol; fog is an example of a liquid aerosol.
    Found op http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/glossary/a.shtml

  12. aerosol
    Aerosols are colloidal dispersions of liquid or solid particles in a gas, as in a mist or smoke. The commonly used aerosol sprays contain an inert propellant liquefied under pressure. The pressure of the gas causes the mixture to be released as a fine spray (aerosol) or foam (aerogel) when a valve i...
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  1. Aerosol
    This is a very broad term applied to any suspension of solid or liquid particles in a gas. Particle diameters may range from about 0.001 micrometres to about 100 micrometres. Mass concentrations may range from 10-9 to 10 grams per cubic metre of gas.
    Found op http://www.chemicalglossary.net/definition/70-Aerosol

  2. Aerosol
    This is a very broad term applied to any suspension of solid or liquid particles in a gas. Particle diameters may range from about 0.001 micrometres to about 100 micrometres. Mass concentrations may range from 10-9 to 10 grams per cubic metre of gas.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php

  3. Aerosol
    Aerosol: 1. In general, a fine mist or spray which contains minute particles. 2. In medicine, a spray administered by a nebulizer and inhaled for treatment. 3. In medicine, a mist that causes disease as, for example, the hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. 4. In the environment, particles emitted into th...
    Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=2163

  4. aerosol
    <pharmacology> A suspension or dispersion of fine particles of a solid or liquid in a gas which can be atomised into a fine mist for inhalation therapy. ... Often colloids with a gaseous dispersing phase and either liquid (fog) or solid (smoke) dispersed phase; used in fumigation or in inhalat...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?aerosol

  5. aerosol
    aerosol container noun a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas)
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=aerosol

  6. aerosol
    noun a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=aerosol

  7. aerosol
    (ār´o-sol) a colloid system in which solid or liquid particles are suspended in a gas, especially a suspension of a drug or other substance to be dispensed in a cloud or mist.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  8. aerosol
    a system of liquid or solid particles uniformly distributed in a finely divided state through a gas, usually air. Aerosol particles play an ... [12 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/23

  9. aerosol
    a solution of a drug which can be atomized into a fine mist for inhalation therapy.
    Found op http://users.ugent.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/DIC/dictio03.html

  10. aerosol
    aerosol 1. Liquid or particulate matter dispersed in the air in the form of a fine mist for therapeutic, insecticidal, or other purposes. 2. A product that is packaged under pressure and contains therapeutically or chemically active ingredients intended for topical application, inhalation, or introd...
    Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1983/

  11. Aerosol
    Particulate matter, solid or liquid, larger than a molecule but small enough to remain suspended in the atmosphere. Natural sources include salt particles from sea spray, dust and clay particles as a result of weathering of rocks, both of which are carried upward by the wind. Aerosols can also origi...
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  12. Aerosol
    Non-gaseous substances, divided into solid particles or liquid droplets, held in suspension in the atmosphere.
    Found op http://nsidc.org/arcticmet/glossary/aerosol.html

  13. Aerosol
    Technically, an aerosol is a colloid suspension of fine solid particles or liquid droplets in a gas. Examples are clouds, and air pollution such as smog and smoke. In general conversation, aerosol usually refers to an aerosol spray can or the output of such a can. The word aerosol derives from the ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerosol

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