The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word AEROSOLS
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What does AEROSOLS mean?
AEROSOLS noun- A mixture of fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium.
- An aerosol can.
- The payload (e.g. insecticide, paint, oil, cosmetics) and propellant contained by an aerosol can.
- 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.
- To spray with an aerosol.