snuff (sn f)v. To inhale something audibly through the nose; sniff. n. 1. A preparation of finely pulverized tobacco that can be drawn up into the nostrils by inhaling. 2. A medicated powder inhaled through or blown into the nose. |
snuff,
a powder that is inhaled through the nostrils.
snuff,
n See smokeless tobacco.
snuff dipper's lesion,
n a white or discolored lesion of the oral mucosa occurring at the site at which the powdered tobacco is retained. Malignant transformations are not common but do occur, usually as low-grade verrucous carcinomas.
snuff
Substance abuse A smokeless tobacco consumed by snorting; snuff may be more dangerous than smoking 1 pack of cigarettes/day, and have 2-fold more carcinogens. See Smokeless tobacco, smoking.
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