For Aerosol we have terms and definitions in 13 topics. The topics are Air Quality, Beauty, Carpet, Climate, Environment, Explosives, Health and Beauty, Microbiology, Ozone Protection, Paint, Pests, Sanitation and Volcano.

Aerosol (Air Quality)

Particle of solid or liquid matter that can remain suspended in the air because of its small size (generally under one micron)

Aerosol (Beauty)

Aerosol is a gaseous suspension of fine solid or liquid particles and is sometimes used as a vehicle for dermatological drugs.

Aerosol (Carpet)

A suspended liquid or solid particle in a gas (e.g., air). A fine aerial suspension of particles sufficiently small in size to confer some degree of stability from sedimentation, i.e., fog or smoke.

Aerosol (Climate)

Particulate material, other than water or ice, in the atmosphere ranging in size from approximately 10x-3 to larger than 10x2 ?m in radius. Aerosols are important in the atmosphere as nuclei for the condensation of water droplets and ice crystals, as participants in various chemical cycles, and as absorbers and scatterers of solar radiation, thereby influencing the radiation budget of the earth-atmosphere system, which in turn influences the climate on the surface of the Earth.

Aerosol (Environment)

A finely divided material suspended in air or other gaseous environment.

Aerosol (Explosives)

A mixture of extremely fine liquid or solid particles and a gas or air such as smoke or fog.

Aerosol (Health and Beauty)

Aerosol is a gaseous suspension of fine solid or liquid particles and is sometimes used as a vehicle for dermatological drugs.

Aerosol (Microbiology)

Atomized particles suspended in air; in context of this book, microorganisms suspended in air.

Aerosol (Ozone Protection)

A suspension of very fine solid or liquid particles in a gas. Aerosol is also used as a common name for spray (or "aerosol") can, in which a container is filled with a product and a propellant and pressurized so as to release the product in a fine spray.

Aerosol (Paint)

A container (usually a hand-held size) of coating material that is pressurized for spray (atomized) applications. Enamels and varnishes are often sold in aerosol cans.

Aerosol (Pests)

A material stored in a container under pressure. Fine droplets are produced when the material dissolved in a liquid carrier is released into the air from the pressurized container.

Aerosol (Sanitation)

Particles of solid or liquid matter that can remain suspended in air for long periods of time because of extremely small size and light weight.

Aerosol (Volcano)

Fine liquid or solid particles suspended in the atmosphere. Aerosols resulting from volcanic eruptions are tiny droplets of sulfuric acid -- sulfur dioxide that has picked up oxygen and water. (Teacher's Packet)

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