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fumes
fume F0360700 (fyo͞om)n.1. Vapor, gas, or smoke, especially if irritating, harmful, or strong.2. A strong or acrid odor.3. A state of resentment or vexation.v. fumed, fum·ing, fumes v.tr.1. To subject to or treat with fumes.2. To give off in or as if in fumes.v.intr.1. To emit fumes.2. To rise in fumes.3. To feel or show resentment or vexation.
[Middle English, from Old French fum, from Latin fūmus.]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  fumes - gases ejected from an engine as waste productsexhaust, exhaust fumeswaste, waste material, waste matter, waste product - any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted; "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers"gas - a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely |
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fumes[fyümz] (chemistry) Particulate matter consisting of the solid particles generated by condensation from the gaseous state, generally after volatilization from melted substances, and often accompanied by a chemical reaction, such as oxidation. fumes
fumes [L. fumus, smoke] Vapors, esp. those with irritating qualities. nitric acid fumesThe vapors of nitric acid (HNO3). They are used in various chemical processes. Poisoning is produced by the action of the corrosive fumes on the respiratory tract. SymptomsFindings include choking, gasping, swelling of mucous membranes, tightness in the chest, pulmonary edema, cough, and shock. Symptoms may last for 1 week or more. TreatmentThe patient must be removed immediately from the fumes and good ventilation of the lungs maintained. Therapy is given for shock and pulmonary edema. Administration of oxygen under pressure using a mask may be required along with analgesics and anxiolytics as needed. Clothes must be removed if they are contaminated. Steroids may help diminish the inflammatory response of the lungs. fumes
Synonyms for fumesnoun gases ejected from an engine as waste productsSynonymsRelated Words- waste
- waste material
- waste matter
- waste product
- gas
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