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autospray

autospray noun: automatic spraying.

Noun

autospray (countable and uncountable, plural autosprays)

  1. (uncountable) Automatic spraying.
    • They should provide a spray whenever the belt is running, using autospray units. Water should be sparingly used so that there are no problems with belt slip or the build-up of the sludge.1986, V. S. Vutukuri, R. D. Lama, Environmental Engineering in Mines, page 193
  2. (countable, obsolete) A medicine provided in the form of a spray for topical application.
    • Under the head of "Kelene" also comes that of another achievement, and that is our medical autosprays, a convenient and effective method of applying antiseptics and other external medicaments in a fine state of division […]1900, Kansas Pharmaceutical Association, Proceedings, page 54

Forms of autospray

pluralautosprays

Origin of autospray

From auto- + spray.

Questions about autospray

What does autospray mean?
Autospray means automatic spraying.
What part of speech is autospray?
Autospray is a noun.
What is the plural of autospray?
The plural of autospray is autosprays.

Words near autospray in the dictionary

  1. autosporogenic
  2. autosporous
  3. autosport
  4. autosports
  5. autosporulation
  6. autospray
  7. autosprays
  8. autostability
  9. autostabilization
  10. autostabilizer
  11. autostabilizers

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