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Visible or invisible (1) vapors given off by inorganic or organic liquids, (2) mixed gases resulting from incomplete combustion such as in a gasoline engine, (3) one or more gases produced by a chemical reaction, (4) sub-microscopic particulate-matter emitted by heated metals or metallic compounds. See also smoke.
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fumes is in the Material & Occupational Safety subject.
fumes appears in the definitions of the following terms: halogen, microgram per cubic meter (µg/m3), confined space, threshold limit value (TLV), warning properties and toxic cloud
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