e-cigarette
Word forms: plural e-cigarettes
countable noun
An e-cigarette is a device shaped like a cigarette, containing a nicotine liquid which is breathed in as steam rather than smoke. E-cigarette is an abbreviation for 'electronic cigarette'.
e-cigarette in British English
noun
a handheld electronic vaporizer which dispenses inhalable nicotine, used to simulate the effect of smoking
Also called (in full): electronic cigarette. Often shortened to: informal e-cigWord origin
C21: from e-2 + cigaretteImage ofe-cigarette
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Word lists withe-cigarette
Types of cigar and cigaretteChinese translation of 'e-cigarette'
e-cigarette
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