| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| filter that removes dust from the air that passes through it |
air cleaner
,
air filter
|
| inflammation of the alveoli in the lungs caused by inhaling dust; with repeated exposure the condition may become chronic |
alveolitis
|
| drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians; illicitly taken (originally in the form of powder or `dust') for its effects as a hallucinogen |
angel dust
,
PCP
,
phencyclidine
,
phencyclidine hydrochloride
|
| lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust |
anthracosis
,
black lung
,
black lung disease
,
coal miner's lung
|
| form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust containing Bacillus anthracis; initial symptoms (chill and cough and dyspnea and rapid pulse) are followed by extreme cardiovascular collapse |
anthrax pneumonia
,
inhalation anthrax
,
pulmonary anthrax
,
ragpicker's disease
,
ragsorter's disease
,
woolsorter's disease
,
woolsorter's pneumonia
|
| alveolitis caused by inhaling bagasse (sugarcane dust) |
bagascosis
,
bagassosis
|
| promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books) |
blurb
,
endorsement
,
indorsement
|
| block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel |
briquet
,
briquette
|
| implement for beating dust out of carpets |
carpet beater
,
rug beater
|
| plant having leaves and stems covered with down that resembles dust |
Centaurea cineraria
,
Centaurea gymnocarpa
,
dusty miller
|
| dust resulting from writing with a piece of chalk |
chalk dust
|
| room that is virtually free of dust or bacteria; used in laboratory work and in assembly or repair of precision equipment |
clean room
,
white room
|
| any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible |
cloud
|
| removes dust particles from gases by electrostatic precipitation |
Cottrell precipitator
,
precipitator
|
| sudden spread of dust and debris from a collapsing building |
debris storm
,
debris surge
|
| (geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind |
deflation
|
| cluster of stars within an intricate cloud of gas and dust |
diffuse nebula
,
gaseous nebula
|
| region subject to dust storms; especially the central region of United States subject to dust storms in the 1930s |
dust bowl
|
| cloud of dust suspended in the air |
dust cloud
|
| state of being contaminated with dust |
dust contamination
|
