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filter tip

1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) an attachment to the mouth end of a cigarette for trapping impurities such as tar during smoking. It consists of any of various dense porous substances, such as cotton

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) a cigarette having such an attachment

filter-tipped adj

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Noun

filter tip - an air filter on the end of a cigarette; contains material that filters the smoke

air cleaner, air filter - a filter that removes dust from the air that passes through it

filter-tipped cigarette - a cigarette with a filter tip

Translations

filter tip n → filtro

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