aerosol spray

collocation in English

meaningsofaerosolandspray

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aerosol
noun[C]
uk
/ˈeə.rə.sɒl/us
/ˈer.ə.sɑːl/
a metal container in which liquids are kept under pressure and forced out in ...
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spray
noun
uk
/spreɪ/us
/spreɪ/
a mass of very small drops of liquid carried in ...
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(Definition ofaerosolandsprayfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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New-car sprays are available that purportedly reproduce the smell of a new car in older vehicles using anaerosolspray.
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Using a pump oraerosolspraynozzle, it sprays evenly over the hair.
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Many people complained that, while the malathion may not have been very toxic to humans, theaerosolspraycontaining it was corrosive to car paint.
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Like other chlorinated hydrocarbons, chloroethane has been used as a refrigerant, anaerosolspraypropellant, an anesthetic, and a blowing agent for foam packaging.
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Spray bottles and cans withaerosolspray(valves, actuator) have special closure requirements.
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Other chemical derivatives of methanol include dimethyl ether, which has replaced chlorofluorocarbons as anaerosolspraypropellant, and acetic acid.
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Until 1974, vinyl chloride was used inaerosolspraypropellant.
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It can be found in adhesive removers andaerosolspraypaints and the chemical has been proven to cause cancer in animals.
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In general conversation, "aerosol" usually refers to anaerosolspraythat delivers a consumer product from a can or similar container.
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It is available in powder, paste andaerosolsprayforms.
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He is best known for invention of theaerosolspraycan, the patent application for which he submitted in 1926.
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While expressing more representational subject matter in the 1980s, he abandoned traditional painting methods in favor ofaerosolspraycans.
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They are gel-based and can be easily applied either by dipping the object into the gel or viaaerosolspray.
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They were used in air conditioning and cooling units, asaerosolspraypropellants prior to the 1970s, and in the cleaning processes of delicate electronic equipment.
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He would variously administer it by injection, by putting it on a person's food, byaerosolspray, or by simply spilling it on the victim's skin.
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Sadot wrote poetry, made mosaics, and did art in a number of traditional art media, but became most renowned for his work withaerosolspraypaint.
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There is gas-lighter fuel, nail varnish, nail polish remover, surgical spirit, anti-freeze, petrol, polishes, cleaning solutions, and all aerosol sprays.
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Some of the aerosol sprays are intoxicating—apparently they give an adrenaline buzz to the kids who use them.
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