e-cigarette

American  

[ee-sig-uh-ret] / ˈiˌsɪg əˌrɛt /

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of e-cigarette

2005–10; e- ² (electronic) + cigarette

Example Sentences

Utilizing more than 1.2 million responses from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey, the research team examined how e-cigarette use and traditional smoking relate to prediabetes and diabetes diagnoses.

From Science Daily • Nov. 13, 2025

All e-cigarette products are required to have FDA authorisation to be legally marketed.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2024

That’s how the research came to the attention of Gal Cohen and Floe Foxon, two scientists who work at contract research organizations and have ties to e-cigarette maker Juul Labs.

From Science Magazine • May 3, 2024

“The decline in e-cigarette use among high school students shows great progress, but our work is far from over,” said Deirdre Lawrence Kittner, director of the CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health.

From Washington Times • Nov. 3, 2023

And nearly all disposable e-cigarette batteries are soldered into the device, making it impractical to separate them for recycling.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2023