General tobacco

General tobacco

A product that is processed by dry plant leaves of the genus Nicotiana. Tobacco is most commonly used as a drug, but can also be used as a pesticide. It is the product that is used in cigars and cigarettes, chewing tobacco, snuff, and flavored shisha.

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ripping

Tobacco; General tobacco

The operation of removing the tobacco from large quantities of rejected cigarettes using processing equipment, such as a feeder, steam cylinder, ripping cylinder, shaker and air separator.

relapse

Tobacco; General tobacco

A return to regular smoking after a period of abstinence.

ring gauge

Tobacco; General tobacco

A standard industry measurement for the diameter of a cigar in 64ths of an inch. A 50 ring gauge cigar is 50/64ths of an inch thick. Click here for more information.

reconstituted tobacco blend (RCB, or recon)

Tobacco; General tobacco

A sheet made of tobacco by-products (e.g., stems and stalks) by use of natural tobacco gums or synthetic additive gums. Also known as reconstituted blend.

ready-to-use chewing tobacco mixtures

Tobacco; General tobacco

A form of chewing tobacco traditionally used in Asia. Products typically consist of chopped tobacco mixed with other non-tobacco ingredients, such as areca nut or slaked lime. The final moisture ...

prolonged abstinence

Tobacco; General tobacco

A measure of cessation which typically allows a 'grace period' following the quit date (usually of about two weeks), to allow for slips/lapses during the first few days when the effect of treatment ...