aerosol
English Thesaurus
1. a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas) (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | dispenser, |
| definition | : | a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | pepper spray, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.artifact) |
2. a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas (noun.phenomenon)
| hypernym | : | cloud, |
| definition | : | any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | fog, |
| definition | : | droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | haze, |
| definition | : | atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | fume, smoke, |
| definition | : | a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas (noun.phenomenon) |
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