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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A usually handheld container or dispenser from which an aerosol is released.

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  • noun A canister whose pressurized contents may be released as an aerosol when a button is pressed.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas)

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