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environmental tobacco smoke (en-VY-run-MEN-tul tuh-BA-koh ...)

 Smoke that comes from the burning of a tobacco product and smoke that is exhaled by smokers. Inhaling environmental tobacco smoke is called involuntary or passive smoking. Also called ETS and secondhand smoke.



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