aerosol 
1. a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas (Freq. 11) • Derivationally related forms: aerosolize, aerosolise • Hypernyms: cloud • Hyponyms: fog, haze, smoke, fume 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) • Syn: aerosol container, aerosol can, aerosol bomb, spray can • Hypernyms: dispenser • Hyponyms: pepper spray
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