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Aerosol vs Smog - What's the difference?

aerosol | smog |

As a noun aerosol

is aerosol (dispersion).

As a verb smog is

(smyga).

aerosol

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.
  • An aerosol was used to force the flea powder out of the 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.
  • Derived terms

    * aerosolisation * aerosolise

    Anagrams

    * roseola

    References

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    smog

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • A noxious mixture of particulates and gases that is the result of urban air pollution
  • Derived terms

    * smoggy

    Verb

    (smogg)
  • (informal) To get a smog check; to check a vehicle or have it checked for emissions.
  • If the car is more than five years old, you'll have to have it smogged before you can register it.

    See also

    * smaze

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