e-cigarette

[ ee-sig-uh-ret ]

/ ˈiˌsɪg əˌrɛt /

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noun

a device used to simulate the experience of smoking, having a cartridge with a heater that vaporizes liquid nicotine instead of burning tobacco.

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Also called electronic cigarette, Informal, e-cig .

Origin of e-cigarette

2005–10; e-² (electronic) + cigarette

Words nearby e-cigarette

echo question, echo sounder, echo verse, echovirus, echt, e-cigarette, Eck, Eckermann, Eckert, Eckhart, éclair

How to use e-cigarette in a sentence

Conservative hit man turned liberal media critic David Brock, spotted smoking an e-cigarette in the lobby.
Team Clinton Prepares for the Other Side of If|David Freedlander|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yet, evidence is emerging indicating that e-cigarette vapors might not be all that innocent.
E-Cigarettes: The Side Effects Nobody Talks About|DailyBurn|September 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The e-cigarette needs no additional evidence that it is a ringer.
Big Tobacco, Not MRSA, Is the Real Problem With E-Cigarettes|Kent Sepkowitz|May 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Unlike cigarette poisoning, which usually involves the child eating it, e-cigarette liquid can affect those who simply smell it.
CDC Study Finds Huge Increase of E-Cigarette Poisonings, Especially Among Children Under 5|Abby Haglage|April 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The jump takes the proportion of e-cigarette related calls to poison centers from just 0.3 percent to 41.7 percent.
CDC Study Finds Huge Increase of E-Cigarette Poisonings, Especially Among Children Under 5|Abby Haglage|April 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST