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aerosol

noun as in spray can

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But Max was seriously injured after an aerosol can he was holding near the fire exploded.

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She stopped buying aerosol glass cleaner and replaced it with a bottle of Windex so that she could add water to make the solution last longer.

Most climate models studying SAI assume the use of sulfate aerosols, similar to the compounds produced by volcanic eruptions.

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But that sulphur also formed tiny, Sun-reflecting particles in the atmosphere, known as aerosols, which helped to keep a lid on rising temperatures.

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Rapid urbanisation, industrial growth and land-use changes drove up fossil fuel use, vehicle emissions and biomass burning, sending aerosols into the atmosphere and dimming the Sun's rays.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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