smokeless

[ smohk-lis ]
/ ˈsmoʊk lɪs /

adjective

emitting, producing, or having little or no smoke.

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Origin of smokeless

First recorded in 1575–80; smoke + -less

OTHER WORDS FROM smokeless

smoke·less·ly, adverbsmoke·less·ness, noun

Words nearby smokeless

smoked rubber, smokeho, smokehouse, smokejack, smokejumper, smokeless, smokeless powder, smokeless tobacco, smokeless zone, smokeout, smokeproof
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British Dictionary definitions for smokeless

smokeless
/ (ˈsməʊklɪs) /

adjective

having or producing little or no smokesmokeless fuel
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