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  • adjective Not tobacco or unrelated to tobacco.

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non- +‎ tobacco

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Examples

  • In April, British American Tobacco said it was creating a start-up company, Nicoventures Ltd., that would develop nontobacco nicotine products to appeal to smokers seeking a safer alternative to cigarettes.

    Philip Morris Looks to Nicotine Aerosol David Kesmodel 2011

  • The rules include bans on giveaways of nontobacco items with the purchase of tobacco products and on outdoor tobacco ads within 1,000 feet of schools and playgrounds.

    Ad Industry Fights Tobacco Bill 2009

  • "We've been experimenting with a nontobacco product, for $12, a mixture of hibiscus, eucalyptus and molasses," said Sabi Atteyih, the owner.

    Archive 2006-04-01 Ann Althouse 2006

  • Economic Times said their nontobacco crops had been uprooted by village officials.

    NPR Topics: News 2011

  • Economic Times said their nontobacco crops had been uprooted by village officials.

    NPR Topics: News 2011

  • "The increase in premiums in tobacco users is directly related to the fact that tobacco users generally consume about 25 percent more health care services than nontobacco users," said Greg Rossiter, a company spokesman.

    NYT > Home Page By REED ABELSON 2011

  • Economic Times said their nontobacco crops had been uprooted by village officials.

    NPR Topics: News 2011

  • "The increase in premiums in tobacco users is directly related to the fact that tobacco users generally consume about 25 percent more health care services than nontobacco users," said Greg Rossiter, a company spokesman.

    NYT > Home Page By REED ABELSON 2011

  • Mr. Rossiter defended the penalty for smokers, saying, "Tobacco users generally consume about 25 percent more health care services than nontobacco users."

    NYT > Home Page By STEVEN GREENHOUSE 2011

  • The state law also would allow people to smoke nontobacco related products, if they are otherwise legal.

    LJWorld.com stories: News 2010

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