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    AEROSOL CAN

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     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)play

    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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