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Definition of Fume
1. Noun. A cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas.
Generic synonyms: Aerosol
Specialized synonyms: Gun Smoke, Smother
Derivative terms: Fumigate, Smoke, Smoky
2. Verb. Be mad, angry, or furious. "Sam and Sue fume over the results of the experiment"
3. Verb. Emit a cloud of fine particles. ; "The chimney was fuming"
Generic synonyms: Emit, Give Off, Give Out
Derivative terms: Smoke, Smoke, Smoking
4. Verb. Treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests.
Generic synonyms: Process, Treat
Derivative terms: Fumigant, Fumigation, Fumigator, Fumigator
5. Verb. Be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face.
Definition of Fume
1. n. Exhalation; volatile matter (esp. noxious vapor or smoke) ascending in a dense body; smoke; vapor; reek; as, the fumes of tobacco.
2. v. i. To smoke; to throw off fumes, as in combustion or chemical action; to rise up, as vapor.
3. v. t. 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.
4. n. Solid material deposited by condensation of fumes; as, lead fume (a grayish powder chiefly lead sulphate).
Definition of Fume
1. Noun. A gas or vapour/vapor that smells strongly or is dangerous to inhale. Fumes are solid particles formed by condensation from the gaseous state, e.g. metal oxides from volatilized metals. They can flocculate and coalesce. Their particle size is between 0.1 and 1 micron. (A micron is one millionth of a metre) ¹
2. Noun. A material that has been vaporized from the solid state to the gas state and re-coalesced to the solid state. ¹
3. Verb. Emit fumes. ¹
4. Verb. Expose something (especially wood) to ammonia fumes in order to produce dark tints. ¹
5. Verb. To feel or express great anger. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fume
1. to give off fumes (gaseous exhalations) [v FUMED, FUMING, FUMES]
Medical Definition of Fume
1. 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. "She fumed the temple with an odourous flame." (Dryden) 2. To praise inordinately; to flatter. "They demi-deify and fume him so." (Cowper) 3. To throw off in vapor, or as in the form of vapor. "The heat will fume away most of the scent." (Montimer) "How vicious hearts fume frenzy to the brain!" (Young) 1. To smoke; to throw off fumes, as in combustion or chemical action; to rise up, as vapor. "Where the golden altar fumed." (Milton) "Silenus lay, Whose constant cups lay fuming to his brain." (Roscommon) 2. To be as in a mist; to be dulled and stupefied. "Keep his brain fuming." (Shak) 3. To pass off in fumes or vapors. "Their parts pre kept from fuming away by their fixity." (Cheyne) 4. To be in a rage; to be hot with anger. "He frets, he fumes, he stares, he stamps the ground." (Dryden) "While her mother did fret, and her father did fume." (Sir W. Scott) To tame away, to give way to excitement and displeasure; to storm; also, to pass off in fumes. Origin: Cf. F. Fumer, L. Fumare to smoke. See Fume. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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