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Passive smoking — The inhaling of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) involuntarily 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 smoke… … Medical dictionary
passive smoking — noun : the involuntary inhalation of tobacco smoke (as from another s cigarette) especially by a nonsmoker • passive smoker noun * * * noun [noncount] : the breathing in of cigarette smoke from people who are smoking nearby * * * ˌpassive… … Useful english dictionary
passive smoker — noun see passive smoking * * * passive smoker, a person who is subjected to passive smoking … Useful english dictionary
Passive smoking — is the involuntary inhalation of smoke from tobacco products. It occurs when tobacco smoke permeates any environment, causing its inhalation by all people within that environment. Such smoke is called secondhand smoke (SHS) or environmental… … Wikipedia
Smoking in the People's Republic of China — is prevalent, as China is the world s largest consumer and producer of tobacco:[1] there are 350 million Chinese smokers,[1] and China produces 42% of the world s cigarettes.[1] The China National Tobacco Corporation (中国国家烟草公司) is by sales the… … Wikipedia
passive smoking — n [U] especially BrE the act of breathing in smoke that is in the air around you when someone else is smoking cigarettes … Dictionary of contemporary English
passive smoking — noun uncount the fact of having to breathe in other people s tobacco smoke … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
passive smoking — ► NOUN ▪ the involuntary inhaling of smoke from other people s cigarettes, cigars, or pipes … English terms dictionary
passive smoking — n. involuntary inhalation of smoke from a nearby cigarette, cigar, etc., as by a nonsmoker … English World dictionary
