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a metal receptacle, containing an inert gas under pressure, that sprays an insecticide, disinfectant, or the like when the gas is released by opening a valve.[1940-45]
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aerosol bomb — noun 1. a bomb that uses a fuel air explosive a thermobaric bomb can create overpressures equal to an atomic bomb • Syn: ↑thermobaric bomb, ↑fuel air bomb, ↑vacuum bomb, ↑volume detonation bomb • Hypernyms: ↑bomb, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
aerosol bomb — /ˈɛərəsɒl bɒm/ (say airruhsol bom) noun an aerosol container for spraying insecticides on a large scale, especially agriculturally …
bomb — [bäm] n. [Fr bombe < It bomba; prob. < L bombus, a buzzing < Gr bombos, deep and hollow sound: orig. echoic] 1. a container filled with an explosive, incendiary, or other chemical for dropping or hurling, or for detonating by a timing… … English World dictionary
aerosol can — noun a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas) • Syn: ↑aerosol, ↑aerosol container, ↑aerosol bomb, ↑spray can • Hypernyms: ↑dispenser • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
aerosol container — noun a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas) • Syn: ↑aerosol, ↑aerosol can, ↑aerosol bomb, ↑spray can • Hypernyms: ↑dispenser • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
aerosol — /air euh sawl , sol /, n. 1. Physical Chem. a system of colloidal particles dispersed in a gas; smoke or fog. 2. a liquid substance, as a disinfectant or deodorant, sealed in a metal container under pressure with an inert gas or other activating… … Universalium
bomb — bombable, adj. /bom/, n. 1. Mil. a projectile, formerly usually spherical, filled with a bursting charge and exploded by means of a fuze, by impact, or otherwise, now generally designed to be dropped from an aircraft. 2. any similar missile or… … Universalium
Aerosol spray — is a type of dispensing system which creates an aerosol mist of liquid particles. This is used with a can or bottle that contains a liquid under pressure. When the container s valve is opened, the liquid is forced out of a small hole and emerges… … Wikipedia
Aerosol-Bombe — Eine Aerosolbombe, (englisch Fuel Air Explosive (FAE) oder Fuel Air Bomb), umgangssprachlich auch Vakuumbombe, ist eine Waffe, deren Wirkung auf der Zündung einer als Aerosol verteilten Substanz ohne enthaltenes Oxidationsmittel beruht. Derartige … Deutsch Wikipedia
bomb — [[t]bɒm[/t]] n. 1) mil a case filled with a bursting charge and exploded by means of a detonating device or by impact, esp. one designed to be dropped from an aircraft 2) mil any explosive device used as a weapon: a time bomb; a smoke bomb; a car … From formal English to slang
