aerosol vs atomizer

aerosol

noun
  • An aerosol can. 

  • A mixture of fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium. 

  • A colloidal system in which the dispersed phase is composed of either solid or liquid particles and in which the dispersal medium is some gas, usually air. 

  • The payload (e.g. insecticide, paint, oil, cosmetics) and propellant contained by an aerosol can. 

verb
  • To spray with an aerosol. 

atomizer

noun
  • An instrument for reducing a liquid to spray or vapor for disinfecting, cooling, medical use or perfume spraying. 

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