AEROSOL


Meaning of AEROSOL in English

/ ˈeərəsɒl; NAmE ˈerəsɔːl/ noun

a metal container in which a liquid such as paint or hairspray is kept under pressure and released as a spray :

ozone-friendly aerosols

an aerosol can / spray

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WORD ORIGIN

1920s: from aero- + sol (abbreviation for solution).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.