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- Dictionarysmoke/sməʊk/
noun
- 1. a visible suspension of carbon or other particles in air, typically one emitted from a burning substance: "bonfire smoke"
- 2. an act of smoking tobacco: "I'm dying for a smoke"
verb
- 1. emit smoke or visible vapour: "heat the oil until it just smokes" Similar
- 2. suck on the end of a lit cigarette, cigar, pipe, etc. so as to inhale and exhale the smoke produced by the burning tobacco into the mouth: "she was sitting at the kitchen table smoking" Similar
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6 days ago · Air pollution is contamination of the indoor or outdoor environment by any chemical, physical or biological agent that modifies the natural characteristics of the atmosphere. Household combustion devices, motor vehicles, industrial facilities and forest fires are common sources of air pollution.
6 days ago · Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke. Secondhand smoke is a serious health hazard causing more than 41,000 deaths per year. It can cause or make worse a wide range of damaging health effects in children and adults, including lung cancer, respiratory infections and asthma.
6 days ago · Air pollution, release into the atmosphere of various gases, finely divided solids, or finely dispersed liquid aerosols at rates that exceed the natural capacity of the environment to dissipate and dilute or absorb them. High concentrations can cause undesirable health, economic, or aesthetic effects.
6 days ago · A tobacco product is any product containing, made of or derived from tobacco or nicotine and can include commercial cigarettes, e-cigarettes, smokeless tobacco or other nicotine-containing product such as pouches, gummies or even toothpicks.
6 days ago · Secondhand smoke causes more than 7,300 lung cancer deaths a year among non-smokers. Exposure to secondhand smoke can increase the risk of lung cancer by 20-30%. Last updated on June 12, 2024. Secondhand smoke affects everyone, but children are especially vulnerable because they are still growing and developing.
4 days ago · A cigarette is a narrow cylinder containing a combustible material, typically tobacco, that is rolled into thin paper for smoking. The cigarette is ignited at one end, causing it to smolder; the resulting smoke is orally inhaled via the opposite end. Cigarette smoking is the most common method of tobacco consumption.
6 days ago · Pollution. This diagram shows types, and size distribution in micrometres (μm), of atmospheric particulate matter. Particulates or atmospheric particulate matter (see below for other names) are microscopic particles of solid or liquid matter suspended in the air.
2 days ago · It is a colorless gas with a pungent smell that is responsible for the odor of burnt matches. It is released naturally by volcanic activity and is produced as a by-product of copper extraction and the burning of sulfur - bearing fossil fuels. [9]
3 days ago · Hash, short for hashish, is a popular cannabis concentrate. Learn more about hash, its history, how to smoke it, and the best way to make it.
5 days ago · a puff of a marijuana or hashish cigarette.
