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

In announcing a new antismog policy this month, the Punjab government admitted it had “scant” air quality data, saying only that the official safety limit for PM2.5 particles, 35 micrograms per cubic meter, was “exceeded frequently.”

From New York Times

Investors fear the company could be forced to pay billions of dollars in fines in the U.S. for using software in some cars to allegedly sidestep tough American antismog rules.

From The Wall Street Journal

It's easy, they say, to figure the cost of an antismog device.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

For two days pollution alerts were broadcast hourly on local radio and television stations, and some West Berliners looked like surgeons as they wandered along the fashionable Kurfurstendamm, the city's famed boulevard, wearing antismog masks.

From Time Magazine Archive