English-Dutch translations for aerosol

• aerosol
  De boosdoeners voor de korte termijn zijn roet, aerosols, methaan en ozon in de atmosfeer. Deze hebben een andere uitwerking dan de langetermijnfactoren, zoals CO2, koolwaterstof of stikstofoxide. The short-term culprits are aerosols, soot, methane and ozone in the atmosphere: they act differently from the long-term ones, such as carbon dioxide, hydrocarbons or nitrous oxides.

Definition of aerosol

• A mixture of fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a medium
• An aerosol can
• A colloidal system in which the dispersed phase is composed of either solid or liquid particles and in which the dispersal medium is some gas, usually air
• To spray with an aerosol

Examples

• Examples of common aerosols are mist, fog, and smoke. (JCS Pub. 1-02

Related words

• aerosolization
• aerosolise
• aerosolisation
• bioaerosol
• aerosolarium
• aerosol can
• aerosol bomb
• aerosol string
• aerosol separator