aerosol can
3
3.9
- noun
- /ˈɛəroʊsɔl kæn/
:
aerosol
- Sissy pulls an aerosol can from her utility belt and sprays the air in the hallway.
- spray from an aerosol can
- take an aerosol can
I tried to use other ones that don't come in aerosol cans, but they all make my scalp super itchy and I get dandruff from them.
- I tried to use other ones that don't come in aerosol cans, but they all make my scalp super itchy and I get dandruff from them.
- I've tried it and I'm sure, you know, a lot of people have, but for me, I just personally didn't trust that stuff because it was a, you know, aerosol can.
Examples
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In addition to choosing from the above trash collection options, Olympia residents can subscribe to the city's recycling program, which collects everything from mail to aerosol cans.
Academic text (1998) -
In response, with her free hand, she sprayed him with something from a little aerosol can.
Fiction book (1998) -
Propellants used in these older aerosol cans have since been replaced with environmentally friendly ones.
Academic text (2005) -
He's mesmerized by the list of ingredients on the aerosol can.
Fiction book (1996) -
The article stated that the common aerosol can was a major source of fluorocarbons in the environment and that such gases could lead to ozone depletion.
Academic text (1993) -
In 1941, L.D. Goodhue and W.N. Sullivan patented, on behalf of the Secretary of Agriculture, the prototype of the first aerosol can, christened the "bug bomb."
Academic text (2005) -
She used the aerosol can to spray paint the old chair.
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After shaking the aerosol can, he pointed it towards the wall and pressed the nozzle.
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The aerosol can hissed as the mist of insect repellent filled the air.
Synonyms
12
4.7
A container that holds liquid or gas under pressure and sprays it as a fine mist
5
2.4
A small container that sprays liquid or gas when you press a button
4
6.0
A small device that turns liquid into a fine spray for perfume or medicine
1
3.9
A small metal or plastic can that holds liquid under pressure and sprays it as a fine mist
A container under pressure that sprays a fine mist of liquid or gas when opened
How Pressurized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from 'aerosol' (a pressurized fine spray) + 'can' (a container): it denotes a can that contains and dispenses an aerosol. This simple noun–noun composition follows common compounding patterns and is likely recognizable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Aerosol can comes from the simple picture of a small metal can that, when you press its top, sends a fine mist of tiny drops into the air as an aerosol. So, it now means 'a container that holds a liquid or gas under pressure and releases it as a fine spray'.