Aerosol vs Propellant - What's the difference?
aerosol | propellant |
A liquid or solid composed of finely divided particles suspended in a gaseous medium.
:Examples of common aerosols are mist, fog, and smoke. (JCS Pub. 1-02).
A gaseous or airborne cloud of particulate matter, either as a solid, liquid, or gas, which forces another substance out of a spray can.
(physics) 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.
anything that propels
fuel, oxidizer, reaction mass or mixture for one or more engines (especially internal combustion engines or jet engines) that is carried within a vehicle prior to use
the compressed gas in a pressurised container (especially an aerosol can) that is used to expel its content
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As nouns the difference between aerosol and propellant
is that aerosol is a liquid or solid composed of finely divided particles suspended in a gaseous medium while propellant is anything that propels.As an adjective propellant is
an alternative spelling of lang=en.aerosol
English
(wikipedia aerosol)Noun
(en noun)- An aerosol was used to force the flea powder out of the can.