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aerosol

[air-uh-sawl, -sol] / ˈɛər əˌsɔl, -ˌsɒl /




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The aerosol story may help explain part of that acceleration.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

On the window ledge sit the manly accoutrements of shaving: a Barbasol aerosol canister and a safety razor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

When those conditions occur, additional aerosol particles can form new droplets.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026

Together, the studies suggest that high water vapor supersaturation occurs in the cloud environments where condensational aerosol convective invigoration is most likely.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026

But it is doubtful if he has an awareness of being caught in an aerosol of chemical attract- ant.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

Western scientists say that program soon turned into a cover for Soviet offensive bioweapons, in which plague, carried by aerosols, played a significant part.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

And it seems aerosols are playing a role.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Ironically, one reason the region may be warming more quickly is its success in reducing air pollution, thinning the blanket of aerosols that bounce back solar radiation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

The observations do not prove that aerosols caused the sampled clouds to become stronger.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026

“I think the pattern of spread that we saw, and the fact that it spread to new rooms, suggest that Ebola aerosols were being generated and were present in the building,” he said.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston


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