electronic cigarette
nounUS /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɑnɪk ˈsɪɡəˌɹɛt/
1
A battery-powered device used to vaporize substances, primarily nicotine, for recreative inhalation.
- Electronic cigarettes, battery-powered devices that convert a solution of nicotine and other chemicals into a vapor that can be inhaled, or "vaped," have the potential to wean a vast number of smokers off cigarettes. […] The problem is, not enough smokers are switching to e-cigarettes, despite their relative safety – and understandably so. Smokers are barraged with news about inaccurate labeling, shoddy counterfeits and poorly made e-cigarettes that emit toxins and cancer-causing chemicals in vapor.2015 January 18, Sally Satel, “Will the F.D.A. kill off e-cigs?”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
- Synonyms
- e-cig, e-cigarette, e-pipe, electronic nicotine delivery system, hoohak pen, nic stick, razz, vape pen, vaporizer
- Derived terms
- e-cig, e-cigarette
- Related terms
- electronic cigar, e-cigar
- Hyponyms
- electronic cigar, e-cigar