Aerosol

Origin

From - + sol ("solution").

Full definition of aerosol

Noun

1. A gaseous or airborne cloud of particulate matter, either as a solid, liquid, or gas, which forces another substance out of a spray can.An aerosol was used to force the flea powder out of the can.
2. (physics) A colloidal system in which the dispersed phase is composed of either solid or liquid particles and in which the dispersal medium is some gas, usually air.

Derived terms

• aerosolisation
• aerosolise

Anagrams

• roseola