Synonyms for aerosol
ˈɛər əˌsɔl, -ˌsɒlaerosol

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1. aerosolnoun

   a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas

   Synonyms:
   spray can, aerosol bomb, aerosol can, aerosol container

2. aerosol, aerosol container, aerosol can, aerosol bomb, spray cannoun

   a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas)

   Synonyms:
   vacuum bomb, aerosol container, aerosol can, fuel-air bomb, volume-detonation bomb, spray can, aerosol bomb, thermobaric bomb

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1. • Cloud
   • Dispenser

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1. List of paraphrases for "aerosol":

   aerosols, spray, dispenser, sprayer, aerosolized, generator

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1. Wayne Thomann:

   The N95 respirator is the most appropriate respiratory protection for patient care personnel attending Covid-19 patients, particularly performing aerosol-producing procedures on those patients, reprocessing helps us ensure they will have the best PPE to protect them.

2. Van Kerkove said.Read MoreShe:

   We have been talking about the possibility of airborne transmission and aerosol transmission as one of the modes of transmission of Covid-19, as well as droplet. We've looked at fomites. We've looked at fecal oral. We've looked at mother to child. We've looked at animal to human, of course as well.

3. Gabriel Vecchi:

   This study shows very nicely that the impact of aerosols is not isolated to the Atlantic, but involves a global shift in the distribution of tropical cyclones, aerosols are among the most uncertain elements of the climate system, so I think that there should — and I predict there will — be follow-on studies that explore the sensitivity of the results to a range of aerosol-related uncertainties.

4. Harvey Fineberg:

   If you generate an aerosol of the virus with no circulation in a room, it's conceivable that if you walk through later, you could inhale the virus, but if you're outside, the breeze will likely disperse it.

5. Anthony Fauci:

   Particularly now that we're getting some inklings that there's transmission of infection from an asymptomatic person who is not coughing, who is not sneezing, who just appears well. Well, then how do you think that's happening ? it very well could be aerosol. Maybe not aerosol, you know, that goes on for hours. But even the slight aerosol in which you're talking to somebody. If that's the case, we should at least look at the data and try to make a decision about that.