fume hood

See also: fumehood

English

Noun

fume hood (plural fume hoods)

1. (chemistry) A ventilated compartment in which chemical procedures may be undertaken without the escape of noxious fumes into the local environment.

Related terms

• fume cupboard

Translations

a ventilated compartment in which chemical procedures may be undertaken

• Dutch: zuurkast (nl) f, trekkast (nl) f
• Finnish: vetokaappi (fi)
• French: hotte (fr) f
• German: Abzug (de) m
• Greek: απαγωγός (el) m (apagogós)
• Polish: dygestorium (pl) n, wyciąg laboratoryjny m
• Portuguese: capela (pt) f
• Spanish: campana (es) f, campana de gases f
• Swedish: dragskåp n