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fume cupboards

fume cupboards is the plural of fume cupboard.

Meaning of fume cupboard

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

Questions about fume cupboards

What is fume cupboards the plural of?
Fume cupboards is the plural of fume cupboard.

Words near fume cupboards in the dictionary

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

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