Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Without smoke.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb Without
smoke ; in asmokeless manner.
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Examples
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The figure on the tapestry smoldered, burning slowly and smokelessly.
Virginity Sydney Kilgore 2010
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It is safe to say, however, that no plant will operate smokelessly under any and all conditions of service, nor is there a plant in which the degree of smokelessness does not depend largely upon the intelligence of the operating force.
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With those words the swarm of torii floated a few feet before the Boss and dropped a small glove made of human skin and it burst into flame and disappeared smokelessly -- an ultimate sign of Afterlife loyalty for the Living Computer.
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With those words the swarm of torii floated a few feet before the Boss and dropped a small glove made of human skin and it burst into flame and disappeared smokelessly -- an ultimate sign of Afterlife loyalty for the Living Computer.
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Because it’s largely pure carbon, charcoal burns mostly smokelessly at temperatures approaching 1,800°F/1,000°C.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Because it’s largely pure carbon, charcoal burns mostly smokelessly at temperatures approaching 1,800°F/1,000°C.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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