aerosol

DEFINITIONS OF: aerosol

Types:: show 9 types...; hide 9 types...; fog
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground; haze
atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility; fume, smoke
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas; fogbank
a large mass of fog on the sea (as seen from a distance); gun smoke
smoke created by the firing of guns; ice fog, pogonip
a dense winter fog containing ice particles; mist
a thin fog with condensation near the ground; pea soup, pea-souper
a heavy thick yellow fog; smother
a stifling cloud of smoke

Type of:: cloud
any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible

Types:: pepper spray
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

Type of:: dispenser
a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts

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