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aerosol container

DEFINITIONS OF: aerosol container

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n a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas)

Synonyms:
aerosol, aerosol bomb, aerosol can, spray can
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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