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antismog

American  
[an-tee-smog, -smawg, an-tahy-] / ˌæn tiˈsmɒg, -ˈsmɔg, ˌæn taɪ- /

adjective

  1. designed to reduce smog by reducing the pollutants released into the earth's atmosphere.

    an antismog device for a car's exhaust.


Etymology

Origin of antismog

First recorded in 1965–70; anti- + smog

Example Sentences

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Anti-red lining, antismog regulations and farm labor laws—all these are compatible with a fairly hard fiscal policy.

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As a / result, the second most populous city in the U.S. last year implemented the nation's toughest antismog regulations.

From Time Magazine Archive

The antismog systems developed by the independents oxidize exhaust gases in a muffler "afterburner" and would have cost motorists between $80 and $120 installed.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the plan's first five-year phase, 123 separate regulations will ban the use of aerosol hair sprays and deodorants and require companies, regardless of the cost, to install the best antismog equipment available.

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She turns out to be the extreme in the antismog movement.

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