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FUMES
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Gases ejected from an engine as waste products
Synonyms:
exhaust; exhaust fumes; fumes
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("fumes" is a kind of...):
waste; waste material; waste matter; waste product (any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted)
gas (a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (third person singular) of the verb fume
Context examples:
A clear, yellow, oily, liquid nitrosamine that decomposes when exposed to light and emits toxic fumes of nitrogen oxides when heated to decomposition.
(N-Nitrosopyrrolidine, NCI Thesaurus)
When heated to decomposition, chlordane emits toxic fumes of carbon monoxide, hydrogen chloride, chlorine, and phosgene.
(Chlordane, NCI Thesaurus)
A white, crystalline carcinogenic chlorinated hydrocarbon that emits toxic fumes of hydrochloric acid and other chlorinated compounds when heated to decomposition.
(Chlorendic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)
A yellow, liquid nitrosamine that rapidly degrades in the presence of light and emits toxic fumes of nitrogen oxides when heated to decomposition.
(Nitrosodipropylamine, NCI Thesaurus)
A clear, colorless, nonflammable, volatile liquid chlorinated hydrocarbon with a sweet, pleasant smell and emits highly toxic fumes of phosgene when heated to decomposition.
(Methylene Chloride, NCI Thesaurus)
A pale yellow, oily liquid nitrosamine with a characteristic odor that is light sensitive and emits toxic fumes of nitrogen oxides when heated to decomposition.
(N-Nitrosodiethanolamine, NCI Thesaurus)
When heated to decomposition, N-nitrosodiethylamine emits toxic fumes of nitrogen oxides.
(N-Nitrosodiethylamine, NCI Thesaurus)
A yellowish, oily, aromatic nitro-compound with an almond-like odor that emits toxic fumes of nitrogen oxides upon combustion.
(Nitrobenzene, NCI Thesaurus)
A pale yellow to pink colored, crystalline solid nitrosamine that turns green or orange when exposed to light and emits very toxic fumes of nitrogen oxides when heated to decomposition.
(N-Methyl-N-nitro-N-Nitrosoguanidine, NCI Thesaurus)
A white to green colored leaflet material that emits toxic fumes of nitrogen oxides when heated to decomposition.
(Michler's Ketone, NCI Thesaurus)
