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PRONUNCIATION OF LOW-TAR

low-tar  [ˌləʊˈtɑː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOW-TAR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Low-Tar is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LOW-TAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of low-tar in the English dictionary

The definition of low-tar in the dictionary is containing less tar than average or usual.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LOW-TAR


catarrh
kəˈtɑː
guitar
ɡɪˈtɑː
kantar
kænˈtɑː
Katar
kæˈtɑː
prutah
pruːˈtɑː
Qatar
kæˈtɑː
qintar
kɪnˈtɑː
sitar
sɪˈtɑː
sittar
sɪˈtɑː
ta-ta
tæˈtɑː
waratah
ˌwɒrəˈtɑː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOW-TAR

low-pass filter
low-pitched
low-powered
low-pressure
low-priced
low-profile
low-quality
low-rent
low-rise
low-scoring
low-season
low-slung
low-spirited
low-spiritedness
low-start mortgage
low-sulphur
low-tech
low-tension
low-velocity zone
low-water mark

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOW-TAR

acoustic guitar
all-star
altar
bass guitar
electric guitar
five-star
Gibraltar
iftar
lead to the altar
loadstar
mortar
nectar
plantar
pop star
rising star
rock star
star
superstar
tar
Tatar

Synonyms and antonyms of low-tar in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «low-tar» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOW-TAR

Find out the translation of low-tar to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of low-tar from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «low-tar» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

低焦油
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bajo contenido de alquitrán
570 millions of speakers

English

low-tar
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कम टार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

منخفضة القطران
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

с низким содержанием смол
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

baixo teor de alcatrão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কম আলকাতরা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

faible teneur en goudron
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tar rendah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

niedriger Teergehalt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

低タール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

저 타르
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kurang tar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

- tar thấp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறைவான-டார்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लो-टार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

düşük katranlı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

basso tenore di catrame
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

low- tar
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

з низьким вмістом смол
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

- conținut redus de gudron
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χαμηλής περιεκτικότητας σε πίσσα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lae- teer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

låg tjärhalt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lav -tjære
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of low-tar

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOW-TAR»

The term «low-tar» is normally little used and occupies the 117.500 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LOW-TAR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «low-tar» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «low-tar» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about low-tar

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOW-TAR»

Discover the use of low-tar in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to low-tar and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Living With Drugs
People smoke mainly for nicotine but die to a large extent from tar and carbon monoxide, and, paradoxically, the search for a less harmful cigarette might be better directed towards one that delivers low tar and low carbon monoxide but a ...
Professor Michael Gossop, 2013
2
Handbook of Biomass Downdraft Gasifier Engine Systems
The fastest response time is obtained from crossdraft gas producers, but they are suitable only for low-tar fuels such as charcoal. Although low-tar operation has been observed in crossdraft gasifiers, nozzle spacing is very critical and load ...
T. Reed, Thomas B. Reed and Agua Das, A. Das, 1988
3
1st World Conference on Biomass for Energy and Industry: ...
Pages 2068-207 1 . O 200 1 James & James (Sc ience Publ ishers) Ltd MEDIUM AND LARGE SCALE LOW TAR AND HIGH EFFICIENT GASIFICATION Jens Dall Bentzen, Reto M. Hummelsh0j, Ulrik Henriksen* and Brian Elmegaard* COWI ...
Spyros Kyritsis, 2001
4
New Scientist
NEW EVIDENCE that low-tar cigarettes may not be safer cigarettes has emerged from studies in the US. Scientists from the University of Kentucky have exposed the cells of mice to smoke from cigarettes. They say that standard filters, which ...
5
The FTC Cigarette Test Method for Determining Tar, Nicotine, ...
Source: Kozlowski, 1981. of the low-tar cigarette smokers were experiencing a delivery at or below the upper limit of 10.49 mg set for low-tar cigarettes (with 30 percent experiencing a higher-than-expected tar delivery). Rickert and colleagues ...
Donald R. Shopland, 1996
6
Strategic Management in a Hostile Environment: Lessons from ...
Brands such as Alpine, Hit Parade, and Parliament Hi-Fi with a recessed filter constituted a new "hi-fi" submarket that began to decline after a December l959 FTC ruling that cigarette advertisements could no longer make claims as to low tar ...
Raymond M. Jones, 1997
7
New Scientist
Bertell claimed the commission had always been "an old boys' network" that had never taken a public stand on worker or public protection against radiation. □ Strong puffers get more tar for their money ers from low-tar, cigarettes ranged from ...
8
Responsible Marketing
Cigarette Company Defendants introduced and heavily promoted filtered cigarettes after the seminal epidemiological studies indicating a disease-causing role for smoking in the 1950s, and then developed and pushed “low tar/low nicotine” ...
9
Handbook of Pharmacy Health Education
The use of low tar cigarettes may also help smokers to give up smoking entirely it they have previously switched from high to low tar brands. Although some smokers believe low tar cigarettes completely safe, they remain inherently unhealthy.
Robin J. Harman, 2001
10
Issues in Applied Agriculture: 2011 Edition
(2010 MAR 8) University of Waterloo: Beliefs about the relative harm of “light” and “low tar” cigarettes: findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) China Survey Current study results from the report, 'Beliefs about the relative harm of ...
‎2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOW-TAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term low-tar is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Jury sends message to Phillip Morris USA
Schwarz was concerned about the health effects, so she switched to a low-tar cigarette that the company launched in 1976. She died in 1999 at ... «Bend Bulletin, Jul 15»
2
Jurors acted reasonably in Philip Morris case, court rules
Schwarz was concerned about the health effects, so she switched to a low-tar cigarette that the company launched in 1976. She died in 1999 at ... «The Register-Guard, Jul 15»
3
Court: Ore. jurors acted reasonably in Philip Morris case
Schwarz was concerned about the health effects, so she switched to a low-tar cigarette that the company launched in 1976. She died in 1999 at ... «The Bellingham Herald, Jul 15»
4
$25 million isn't too much to punish Philip Morris for Oregon …
Starting in 1976, Philip Morris marketed Merit low-tar cigarettes as a better alternative to regular "full-flavored" cigarettes. Michelle Schwarz, a ... «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»
5
Pyrazine Additives Make Low-Tar and E-cigarettes as Addictive as …
Results showed that low-tar and e-cigarettes both contain an ingredient that renders them completely addictive and habit-forming, just like the ... «The Utah People's Post, Jun 15»
6
How 'light' cigarettes became a lie
... when the US Senate passed anti-smoking legislation that made it illegal to use the terms “light,” “mild,” and “low-tar” in cigarette marketing. «Boston Globe, Jun 15»
7
Proceedings | Highlights from the Law Blog
... host of issues, from the negative health effects of smoking to the manipulation of nicotine levels to the truth about “light” and “low-tar” brands. «Wall Street Journal, May 15»
8
Tobacco firms get partial win over claims on smoking effects
... the negative health effects of smoking, nicotine manipulation, the health impact of secondhand smoke and the truth about “light” and “low-tar” ... «Wink News, May 15»
9
Disney World frowns on selfie sticks
The verdict that Phillip Morris fraudulently marketed “light” and “low-tar” cigarettes as safer than others came in 2003. The state's high court ... «Omaha World-Herald, May 15»
10
Meet the cancer doctor who wants the FDA to soften tobacco warnings
The act banned the use of “light” and “low-tar” to describe cigarettes because those words could give consumers the false impression that these ... «Washington Post, Apr 15»

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