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AEROSOL CAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas)
Synonyms:
aerosol; aerosol bomb; aerosol can; aerosol container; spray can
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("aerosol can" is a kind of...):
dispenser (a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "aerosol can"):
pepper spray (a nonlethal aerosol spray made with the pepper derivative oleoresin capiscum; used to cause temporary blindness and incapacitate an attacker; also used as a bear deterrent)
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