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.

Industry: Tobacco

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twist and spun cut

Tobacco; General tobacco

These are really tobaccos for the enthusiast, usually stocked by the specialist tobacconist. Full bodied, powerful and rich, they are made in the traditional style developed by sailors, spun to form ...

turkish tobacco

Tobacco; General tobacco

One of three major types of cigarette tobacco, grown in the Mediterranean area (mainly Turkey, Greece, Lebanon, and Yugoslavia, air cured, commonly used to give extra aroma and richness to the blend.

transit trade

Tobacco; General tobacco

A company euphemism for moving goods between countries without payment of taxes, or smuggling.

transshipment

Tobacco; General tobacco

The shipment of goods through one or multiple intermediate locations before reaching its final destination. Sometimes used by smugglers to obscure the origin of particular goods.

trademark

Tobacco; General tobacco

An officially registered name, logo or symbol used to identify a product legally protected by its owner or manufacturer.

tobacco heat-treatment process

Tobacco; General tobacco

A step during the manufacture of some forms of smokeless tobacco in which the tobacco is exposed to high temperatures in a process similar to pasteurization.