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• Fume — Fume, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fumed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fuming}.] [Cf. F. fumer, L. fumare to smoke. See {Fume}, n.] 1. To smoke; to throw off fumes, as in combustion or chemical action; to rise up, as vapor. [1913 Webster] Where the golden altar… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• fume hood — fume chamber or fume cupboard or fume hood noun A ventilated case or enclosure for laboratory operations that give off fumes • • • Main Entry: ↑fume * * * fume hood, a laboratory ventilating system composed of a shaft or flue connected to a… …   Useful english dictionary

• Fume — Fume, v. t. 1. To expose to the action of fumes; to treat with vapors, smoke, etc.; as, to bleach straw by fuming it with sulphur; to fill with fumes, vapors, odors, etc., as a room. [1913 Webster] She fumed the temple with an odorous flame.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• fume — [fyo͞om] n. [ME < OFr fum < L fumus < IE base * dheu , to blow, smoke, be turbid > DULL] 1. [often pl.] a gas, smoke, or vapor, esp. if offensive or suffocating 2. [sometimes pl.] anything imaginary or without substance 3. [pl.] Rare… …   English World dictionary

• fume — [fju:m] v [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: fumer, from Latin fumus smoke ] 1.) [I and T] to be angry about something fume at/over/about ▪ She sat in the car, silently fuming about what he d said. ▪ You ve no right to be here, he fumed. 2.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Fume hood — Infobox Laboratory equipment name = Fume hood caption = A common modern fume hood, acronym = other names = Hood Fume cupboard uses = Fume removal Blast shield inventor = manufacturer = model = related = Laminar flow cabinetA fume hood or fume… …   Wikipedia

• fume chamber — noun or fume cupboard chiefly Britain : a chamber with forced draft used for eliminating undesirable fumes compare hood 3d (2) * * * fume chamber or fume cupboard or fume hood noun A ventilated case or enclosure for laboratory operations that… …   Useful english dictionary

• fume cupboard — noun see fume chamber * * * fume chamber or fume cupboard or fume hood noun A ventilated case or enclosure for laboratory operations that give off fumes • • • Main Entry: ↑fume …   Useful english dictionary

• fume — n. & v. n. 1 (usu. in pl.) exuded gas or smoke or vapour, esp. when harmful or unpleasant. 2 a fit of anger (in a fume). v. 1 a intr. emit fumes. b tr. give off as fumes. 2 intr. (often foll. by at) be affected by (esp. suppressed) anger (was… …   Useful english dictionary

• fume — fumeless, adj. fumelike, adj. fumer, n. fumingly, adv. /fyoohm/, n., v., fumed, fuming. n. 1. Often, fumes. any smokelike or vaporous exhalation from matter or substances, esp. of an odorous or harmful nature: tobacco fumes; noxious fumes of… …   Universalium

• fume — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French fum, from Latin fumus; akin to Old High German toumen to be fragrant, Sanskrit dhūma smoke, Old Church Slavic dymŭ Date: 14th century 1. a. a smoke, vapor, or gas especially when irritating or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary