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e-cigarette

American

[ee-sig-uh-ret] / ˈiˌsɪg əˌrɛt /

noun

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

Etymology

Origin of e-cigarette

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

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e-cigarette

One trader sifted through pink, green and purple beads that she said would be moulded into e-cigarette casings sold in the Middle East.

From Barron's ● May 6, 2026

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

Gun, e-cigarette, farm, timber and home-building groups are among the business groups supporting the fishermen.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 16, 2024

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