- aerosol - a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas
--1 is a kind of cloud
--1 has particulars: fog; haze; smoke, fumeDerived forms: verb aerosolize2, verb aerosolize1, verb aerosolise1, verb aerosolise2 - aerosol, aerosol container, aerosol can, aerosol bomb, spray can - a dispenser that forces a liquid out as a fine spray when a button is pressed
--2 is a kind of dispenser
--2 has particulars: pepper spray