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fugitive emission

fugitive emission noun: leaks and other irregular releases of gases or vapors from a pressurized containment – such as appliances, storage tanks, pipelines, wells, or other pieces of equipment – mostly from industrial activities.

Noun

fugitive emission (plural fugitive emissions)

  1. Leaks and other irregular releases of gases or vapors from a pressurized containment – such as appliances, storage tanks, pipelines, wells, or other pieces of equipment – mostly from industrial activities.

Forms of fugitive emission

pluralfugitive emissions

Questions about fugitive emission

What does fugitive emission mean?
Fugitive emission means leaks and other irregular releases of gases or vapors from a pressurized containment – such as appliances, storage tanks, pipelines, wells, or other pieces of equipment – mostly from industrial activities.
What part of speech is fugitive emission?
Fugitive emission is a noun.
What is the plural of fugitive emission?
The plural of fugitive emission is fugitive emissions.

Words near fugitive emission in the dictionary

  1. fugitation
  2. fugitations
  3. fugitive
  4. fugitive disentitlement
  5. fugitive dust
  6. fugitive emission
  7. fugitive emissions
  8. fugitive from justice
  9. fugitive of the law
  10. fugitive pigment
  11. fugitive pigments

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