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fume cupboard

fume cupboard noun: a large fume hood built into the wall of a laboratory; also provides some protection from explosion.

Noun

fume cupboard (plural fume cupboards)

  1. A large fume hood built into the wall of a laboratory; also provides some protection from explosion.
    • Mix thoroughly using a whirlimixer for 2–3 min in the fume cupboard.2013, Raman Mistry, Manual of Nuclear Medicine Procedures, page 62

fume cupboard meaning in Tamil

fume cupboard in Tamil

புகை வெளியேற்றுமிடம், புகைபோக்கி, புகைப்பெட்டி, தூமவறை

Forms of fume cupboard

pluralfume cupboards

Questions about fume cupboard

What does fume cupboard mean?
Fume cupboard means a large fume hood built into the wall of a laboratory; also provides some protection from explosion.
What is fume cupboard in Tamil?
Fume cupboard in Tamil is புகை வெளியேற்றுமிடம், புகைபோக்கி, புகைப்பெட்டி. See Fume cupboard meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is fume cupboard?
Fume cupboard is a noun.
What is the plural of fume cupboard?
The plural of fume cupboard is fume cupboards.

Words near fume cupboard in the dictionary

  1. fumblings
  2. fumbly
  3. fumdiddle
  4. fumdiddles
  5. fume
  6. fume cupboard
  7. fume cupboards
  8. fume date
  9. fume dates
  10. fume hood
  11. fume hoods

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