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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oriental

Tobacco; General tobacco

Grown largely in the Balkans and eastern Mediterranean: and providing a distinctively aromatic smoke.

oscuro

Tobacco; General tobacco

Strong flavored wrapper tobacco produced in Mexico, Brazil and Nicaragua.

oral smokeless tobacco products

Tobacco; General tobacco

Smokeless tobacco products that are placed in the oral cavity during use.

old-style powdered tobacco

Tobacco; General tobacco

A form of nasal smokeless tobacco similar to the type of nasal snuff which has been consumed in Europe since the fifteenth century. The production methods vary considerably. A specific snuff, its ...

nitrosamines

Tobacco; General tobacco

Compounds found in cured meats and tobacco than can cause cancer.

nicotine replacement therapy (NRT)

Tobacco; General tobacco

A smoking cessation treatment in which nicotine from tobacco is replaced for a limited period by pharmaceutical nicotine. This reduces the craving and withdrawal experienced during the initial period ...