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AEROSOLS

"AEROSOLS" is a plural of: aerosol.


Specialty Definition: AEROSOLS

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Health

Colloids with a gaseous dispersing phase and either liquid (fog) or solid (smoke) dispersed phase; used in fumigation or in inhalation therapy; may contain propellent agents. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms: AEROSOLS

Synonyms: Aerosol packaging, Aerosol propellants, Spray cans. (additional references)

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Crosswords: AEROSOLS

English words defined with "AEROSOLS": fluorocarbon. (references)
Specialty definitions using "AEROSOLS": Aerosol Optical Depth, Atmospheric TurbidityCentrifugal Collector, chemical pneumonia, chlorofluorocarbonsFluorocarbonsglobal warmingModerate-resolution Imaging SpectroradiometerOptical DepthParticulate matter, particulatesregional haze, Respiratory Therapysecondary aerosols, Stratospheric Aerosol & Gas Experiment, sulfate aerosol, Sulfate aerosolsToxic Cloud. (references)

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Commercial Usage: AEROSOLS

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References

  • The 2003-2008 World Outlook for Aerosols and Pump Spray Household Fresheners (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • 1998 Report of the Aerosols, Sterilants, Miscellaneous Uses and Carbon Tetrachloride Technical Options Committee, 1998 Assessment. (reference)

  • Aerosols [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference)

  • Aerosols and Climate (Studies in Geophysical Optics and Remote Sensing) (reference)

  • Atmospheric Aerosols and Nucleation (reference)

  • Characterization of Powders and Aerosols (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  • Cosmetics Aerosols And Toiletries In Australia (reference)

  • International Society For Aerosols In Medicine Membership (reference)

    (more periodical examples)

  

Theater & Movies

  • Managing the Mechanically Ventilated Patient; Chest tubes, Aerosols, Endotracheal Tubes (reference)

    (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: AEROSOLS

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Biological safety cabinets and other physical containment devices should be used, whenever conducting procedures that have a high probability for generating aerosols. These labs were also referred to as the "Box Labs". Credit: CDC.

Science party from Aerosols cruise (RB-99-02) sailing on NOAA Ship RONALD H. BROWN from Norfolk, Virginia, to Capetown, South Africa. This was the beginning of the 1999 RONALD H. BROWN around the world cruise. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

The first of many science talks presented on board the NOAA Ship RONALD H. BROWN on the Aerosols cruise from Norfolk, Virginia, to Capetown, South Africa. This was at the beginning of the 1999 RONALD H. BROWN around the world cruise. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

The RONALD H. BROWN pulling into Capetown, South Africa at the end of the Aerosols cruise. The flat mountain is Table Mountain, a famous South African landmark. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: AEROSOLS

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Health

These aerosols thin and loosen secretions. (references)

Bland aerosols, often made from solutions of salt or bicarbonate of soda, are inhaled. (references)

Aerosols are most likely to be the major route of transmission from rodents to humans. (references)

Business

The Argentine overall packaging industry reached sales of US$5 billion during 1999, representing 1.5 percent of the Argentine GDP. The main packaging materials used were aluminum cans, PET packaging and aerosols, with an increased use of plastic, tin and polypropylene. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: AEROSOLS

"AEROSOLS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 95.51% of the time. "AEROSOLS" is used about 89 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (plural)95.51%8535,870
Lexical Verb (-s form)4.49%4175,879
                    Total100.00%89N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Modern Translation: AEROSOLS

Language Translations for "AEROSOLS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

forureningskontrol med tunge metaller,partikler,aerosoler,kvaelstoffilter,isaer dem der hidroerer fra transportmidler,kraftstationer og andre industrivirksomheder (and other industrial plants, in particular those emitted by transport, nitrogen oxides, particles, pollution control of heavy metals, power stations). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

bestrijding van verontreiniging door zware metalen, deeltjes, aerosols, stikstofoxyden, in het bijzonder die welke worden uitgestoten door vervoermiddelen, elektriciteitscentrales en andere industriële installaties (and other industrial plants, in particular those emitted by transport, nitrogen oxides, particles, pollution control of heavy metals, power stations). (various references)

   

French

  

lutte contre la pollution par les métaux lourds, les particules, les aérosols, les oxydes d'azote, en particulier ceux qui sont produits par les transports, par les centrales électriques et par les autres installations industrielles. (various references)

   

German

  

Bekaempfung der Verschmutzung durch Schwermetalle, Partikel, Aerosole, Stickstoffoxyde, insbesondere solche, die von Verkehrsmitteln sowie Kraftwerken und sonstigen Industrieanlagen ausgeschieden werden (and other industrial plants, in particular those emitted by transport, nitrogen oxides, particles, pollution control of heavy metals, power stations). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

ραδιενεργά αερολύματα (radioactive aerosols), παγκόσμιο κέντρο δεδομένων για αερολύματα (World Data Centre for Aerosols), ηχητική συσσωμάτωση αερολυμάτων (acoustic agglomeration of aerosols), αλυσίδα έκθεσης ζώων σε περιβάλλον με ραδιενεργά αερολύματα (animal exposure chain for radioactive aerosols), τα ελάχιστα αιωρούμενα σωματίδια που παράγονται στις σήραγγες ακτινοβόλησης ουσιαστικά κατακρατούνται στις διόδους εξαερισμού πριν φτάσ (before dischargem by the flow of ventilation air over pre-filters and high efficiency filters ( so-called 'absolute' filters ), the few aerosols which are produced in the irradiation channels ( sometimes called experimental holes ) are virtually arrested). (various references)

   

Italian

  

lotta contro l'inquinamento da metalli pesanti, particelle, aerosoli, ossidi di azoto, in particolare quelli emessi da mezzi di trasporto, da centrali elettriche e da altri impianti industriali (and other industrial plants, in particular those emitted by transport, nitrogen oxides, particles, pollution control of heavy metals, power stations). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

aerosolsay

   

Portuguese

  

aglomeração acústica de aerossoís (acoustic agglomeration of aerosols), aerossol radioactivo (radioactive aerosols), centro de dados mundiais sobre aerossóis (World Data Centre for Aerosols), cadeia de exposição de animais aos aerossóis radioactivos (animal exposure chain for radioactive aerosols). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

control de la contaminación por metales pesados, partículas, aerosoles y óxidos de nitrógeno, en particular los emitidos por los medios de transporte, las centrales eléctricas y otras instalaciones industriales (and other industrial plants, in particular those emitted by transport, nitrogen oxides, particles, pollution control of heavy metals, power stations). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: AEROSOLS

Misspellings

"AEROSOLS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: aeresol, aerosal, aerosil, aersol, Ieprosula, Serocold. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "AEROSOLS"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "AEROSOLS" (pronounced e"rusÄ'lz)
3-Ä' l zprotocols.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: AEROSOLS

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: roseolas.

Words within the letters "a-e-l-o-o-r-s-s"

-1 letter: aerosol, lassoer, oarless, roseola, serosal.

-2 letters: lasers, lessor, looser, looses, losers, rassle, rooses, serosa, sorels.

-3 letters: aloes, arles, arose, arses, earls, lares, laser, lases, lasso, lears, loess, loose, lores, loser, loses, oases, oleos, orals, orles, rales, rases, reals, roles, roose, roses, sales, saros, seals, sears, seral, sloes, soars, solar, soles, solos, soras, sorel.

 Words containing the letters "a-e-l-o-o-r-s-s"
 

+1 letter: salerooms, salesroom, seafloors.

 

+2 letters: desolators, salesrooms.

 

+3 letters: acropolises, aerosolizes, astrologers, astrologies, blastopores, blastospore, chloraloses, orthoclases.

 

+4 letters: aldosterones, blastospores, bloodstreams, laparoscopes, operatorless, osmolarities, overarousals, polariscopes, polysorbates, processional, professional, professorial, schoolmaster, scolopendras, sockdolagers, sternocostal.

 

+5 letters: aeroembolisms, aldosteronism, archeologists, borosilicates, chromatolyses, clamorousness, colorfastness, compressional, congressional, corporealness, foolhardiness, glamorousness, glossographer, honorableness, laboriousness, laparoscopies, laryngoscopes, passionflower, phosphorylase, phraseologies, phraseologist, processionals, proconsulates, professionals, progressional, schoolmasters, somatopleures, stromatolites, supercolossal, teratologists.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Photo Album
6. Quotations: Non-fiction
7. Usage Frequency
8. Translations: Modern
9. Derivations
10. Rhymes
11. Anagrams
12. Bibliography


  

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