toxic gas fumes

  • 1fumes — [ fjumz ] noun plural * smoke or gas that has an unpleasant smell, especially harmful smoke or gas: Traffic fumes raised pollution to record levels yesterday. Several residents of the area were overcome by toxic fumes …

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  • 2fumes — noun gases ejected from an engine as waste products (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑exhaust, ↑exhaust fumes • Hypernyms: ↑gas, ↑waste, ↑waste material, ↑waste matter, ↑waste …

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  • 3Gas mask — A gas mask is a mask worn over the face to protect the wearer from inhaling airborne pollutants and toxic materials. The mask forms a sealed cover over the nose and mouth, but may also cover the eyes and other vulnerable soft tissues of the face …

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  • 4fumes — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ acrid, noxious, poisonous, toxic ▪ diesel, exhaust, gas (AmE), petrol (BrE), traffic …

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  • 5gas mask — a masklike device containing or attached to a component that filters the air inhaled by the wearer through charcoal and chemicals, for protecting the face and lungs against noxious gases and fumes, as in warfare or in certain industrial processes …

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  • 6fumes */ — UK [fjuːmz] / US [fjumz] noun [plural] smoke or gas that has an unpleasant smell, especially harmful smoke or gas Traffic fumes raised pollution to record levels yesterday. Several residents of the area were overcome by toxic fumes …

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  • 7toxic — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove, stay ▪ Black walnuts can prove toxic to other plants. ▪ become ▪ remain ADVERB …

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  • 8CS gas — IUPAC name …

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  • 9Poison gas in World War I — The use of poison gas in World War I was a major military innovation. The gases ranged from disabling chemicals, such as tear gas and the severe mustard gas, to lethal agents like phosgene and chlorine. This chemical warfare was a major component …

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  • 10Disasters — ▪ 2009 Introduction Aviation       January 23, Poland. A Spanish built CASA transport plane carrying members of the Polish air force home from a conference on flight safety in Warsaw crashes near the town of Miroslawiec; all 20 aboard are killed …

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