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magic smoke

magic smoke noun: the strong caustic smoke produced by overloading electronic circuits or components.

Noun

magic smoke (uncountable)

  1. (humorous) The strong caustic smoke produced by overloading electronic circuits or components.

Questions about magic smoke

What does magic smoke mean?
Magic smoke means the strong caustic smoke produced by overloading electronic circuits or components.
What part of speech is magic smoke?
Magic smoke is a noun.

Words near magic smoke in the dictionary

  1. magic sauces
  2. magic shop
  3. magic shops
  4. magic slate
  5. magic slates
  6. magic smoke
  7. magic spell
  8. magic spells
  9. magic square
  10. magic squares
  11. magic string

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