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MOIST SNUFF [1 record]

Record 1 2016-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tobacco Industry
CONT

Smokeless tobacco types include loose-leaf chewing tobacco, moist snuff, and dry snuff. ... Fire- and air-cured dark tobaccos are used for moist snuff. … Moist snuff is also called "snus."

CONT

Dry snuff is usually inhaled through the nostrils; moist snuff is usually held in the mouth for absorption, similar to chewing tobacco.

OBS

Wet snuff is a type of smokeless tobacco.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie du tabac
CONT

[...] le tabac à priser humide est généralement déposé dans la bouche pour être absorbé, comme le tabac à mâcher.

CONT

Le tabac à priser est finement moulu et il peut être humide ou sec. Les gens roulent le tabac humide en boulette qu’ils mettent entre leur gencive et leur joue. Ils peuvent aussi aspirer du tabac sec par le nez.

OBS

Le tabac à priser humide est un type de tabac sans fumée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industria tabacalera
OBS

Rapé: está disponible seco o húmedo. Viene en sachets parecidos a las bolsitas de té que se colocan entre la mejilla y la encía. También puede inhalarse por la nariz.

OBS

El rapé húmedo es un tipo de tabaco sin humo.

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