Airborne suspension consisting of minute solid particles arising from the heating of a solid This heating is often accompanied by a chemical reaction where the particles react with oxygen to form an oxide
A gas or vapour/vapor that smells strongly or is dangerous to inhale. Fumes are solid particles formed by condensation from the gaseous state, e.g. metal oxides from volatised metals. They can flocculate and coalesce. Their particle size is between 0.1 and 1 micron. (A micron is one millionth of a metre)
An aerosol of fine particles formed by the condensation of vapors of solid materials ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Ottawa - Tel: (613) 836-2748 / Fax: (613) 836-1063 Across Canada - Tel: 1-800-265-4303 / Fax: 1-800-611-2511
be mad, angry, or furious emit a cloud of fine particles; "The chimney was fuming
as, to bleach straw by fuming it with sulphur; to fill with fumes, vapors, odors, etc