e-cigarette

[ ee-sig-uh-ret ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a device used to simulate the experience of smoking, having a cartridge with a heater that vaporizes liquid nicotine instead of burning tobacco.

2005–10; e- ² (electronic) + cigarette

Conservative hit man turned liberal media critic David Brock, spotted smoking an e-cigarette in the lobby.

Yet, evidence is emerging indicating that e-cigarette vapors might not be all that innocent.

The e-cigarette needs no additional evidence that it is a ringer.

Unlike cigarette poisoning, which usually involves the child eating it, e-cigarette liquid can affect those who simply smell it.

The jump takes the proportion of e-cigarette related calls to poison centers from just 0.3 percent to 41.7 percent.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

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