sidestream smoke
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Sidestream smoke — is smoke coming from the lit end of a smoldering cigarette. The chemical constituents of sidestream smoke are different from those of directly inhaled ( mainstream ) smoke. Sidestream smoke contributes towards passive smoking. Evidence has shown… … Wikipedia
sidestream smoke — side′stream smoke [[t]ˈsaɪdˌstrim[/t]] n. secondhand smoke • Etymology: 1970–75 … From formal English to slang
sidestream smoke — /suyd streem /. See secondhand smoke. [1970 75] … Useful english dictionary
Smoke, environmental tobacco — Tobacco smoke that is generated from the sidestream (the burning end) of a cigarette, pipe or cigar and the exhaled mainstream smoke (the smoke that is puffed out by smokers) of cigarettes, pipes, and cigars. Environmental tobacco smoke was… … Medical dictionary
Smoke, second-hand — Environmental tobacco smoke that is inhaled involuntarily or passively by someone who is not smoking. Environmental tobacco smoke is generated from the sidestream (the burning end) of a cigarette, pipe or cigar or from the exhaled mainstream (the … Medical dictionary
sidestream — ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: side (I) + mainstream : relating to or being tobacco smoke that is emitted from the lighted end of a cigarette or cigar compare mainstream 2 herein * * * sideˈstream adjective Denoting smoke exhaled by smokers of… … Useful english dictionary
sidestream — adjective Date: 1951 relating to or being tobacco smoke that is emitted from the lighted end of a cigarette or cigar … New Collegiate Dictionary
sidestream — side·stream sīd .strēm adj relating to or being tobacco smoke that is emitted from the lit end of a cigarette or cigar compare MAINSTREAM … Medical dictionary
Environmental tobacco smoke — Tobacco smoke that is generated from the sidestream (the burning end) of a cigarette, pipe or cigar and the exhaled mainstream smoke (the smoke that is puffed out by smokers) of cigarettes, pipes, and cigars. Environmental tobacco smoke was… … Medical dictionary
Tobacco smoke, environmental — Tobacco smoke that is generated from the sidestream (the burning end) of a cigarette, pipe or cigar and the exhaled mainstream smoke (the smoke that is puffed out by smokers) of cigarettes, pipes, and cigars. Environmental tobacco smoke was… … Medical dictionary