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.

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Etymology

Origin of antismog

First recorded in 1965–70; anti- + smog

Example Sentences

Four independent manufacturers rushed in to capture the potentially huge market, spent some $20 million to develop their own antismog devices, got state approval for all of them.

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A study prepared at the University of Southern California calculated the resultant loss in jobs -- mainly from companies forced by added antismog costs to relocate -- to be in excess of 30,000.

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Scott wants the Government to force the auto industry to install antismog devices on all cars and trucks dating back to 1953.

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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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The Koupals began collecting signatures for an unsuccessful antismog petition, but when the Federal Government announced its own rules against air pollution, they decided to broaden their campaign.

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