fume

Converse of object

• inhale: We were invited to inhale the heady fumes which have a really powerful kick.
• belch: As I gaze upwards I think of tiny seats, bad food, stale air and jet engines belching noxious fumes.
• emit: We might emit some noxious fumes into the atmosphere by driving there, or leave a slight residue on a site.
• choke: The rescuers risked their lives by crawling through dense choking fumes in which they found the injured men trying to crawl to safety.
• weld: Welding fumes, included in the miscellaneous category, was the agent most frequently reported for bronchitis ( 47 % ).
• breathe: We breathe the fumes, pick up the rubbish.

Adjective modifier

• noxious: They are forced to inhale noxious fumes or burning plastics.
• toxic: They are then thought to have been poisoned by toxic fumes.
• poisonous: Some people blamed poisonous fumes in the air or the Jews for causing disease.
• steamy: In those cases, all you get produced are the steamy fumes of the hydrogen halide - hydrogen fluoride or hydrogen chloride.
• sulfurous: After the last molten flow came nothing but sulfurous fumes from a pressurized underworld.
• acrid: A great volume of dense smoke and acrid fumes was produced which filled the train and the tunnel.

Modifies a noun

• cupboard: Stand the beaker on a large watch glass in a fume cupboard.
• hood: Exhaust lines must be vented to a fume hood by tubing of large enough cross section not to cause obstruction.
• extraction: Some processes require fume extraction or space for water immersion.
• extractor: What is the position of the fume extractor in relation to supply and return air vents?

Noun used with modifier

• exhaust: Ben uses the dirt from exhaust fumes to produce stunning wildlife pictures.
• silica: Two of the four HSC mixtures contained silica fume.
• solder: Also in the chamber is a fume filter that traps the solder fumes that can harden on cooling and block the pumps.
• monoxide: Leaflet - ' Preventing carbon monoxide fumes ' Security Checklist Do not leave any cash around your home.