Aerosol

Aerosol

Fine liquid or solid particles suspended in the atmosphere. Aerosols resulting from volcanic eruptions are tiny droplets of sulfuric acid -- sulphur dioxide that has picked up oxygen and water.

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aerosol

Pollution control; Air pollution

Particles of solid or liquid matter that can remain suspended in air from a few minutes to many months depending on the particle size and weight.

aerosol

Personal care products; Perfume

It’s the spraying and/or foaming of liquid or solid materials by propellant agents from pressurized cans.

aerosol can

Personal care products; Shampoo

Aerosol spray is the product of liquid under pressure in a can or bottle. The continuous spray is great for covering a large area of hair at one time.

aerosol

Chemistry; Materials chemistry

A substance that is made of very small particles of a liquid or a solid mixed in a gas. Mist, which is made of very fine drops of water in air, is a naturally occurring aerosol.

aerosol

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A product that is dispensed from an aerosol container by a propellant.

Toni voda

Travel; Travel sites; Geology

Toni voda is a subterranean river, located in a karst field, just a couple of kilometers from Galichnik.

drumlin

Earth science; Geology

Streamlined hill, largely of till, with blunt end pointing into direction from which ice moved. Occur in clusters called drumlin fields.

drylands

Earth science; Geology

A general term for semiarid and desert lands.

ductile

Earth science; Geology

Structural behavior in which a material deforms permanently without fracturing.

dust bowl

Earth science; Geology

An area subject to dust storms, especially south central United States.

dust storm

Earth science; Geology

Large volume of dust-sized particles lifted high into the atmosphere.

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