Activism Vigorous action or involvement as a means of achieving political or other goals, sometimes by demonstrations, protests, etc. |
Analog Regular (tobacco) cigarette |
Atomizer (Atty) E-cigarette component that vaporizes liquid |
Battery (Batt) Power source for electronic cigarette/personal vaporizer |
Blanks Cartridges with dry filler material to be filled with e-liquid by the user. |
BP Big Pharmaceutical Companies - Makers of medications and NRT products |
BT Big Tobacco Companies - Makers of cigarettes, cigars, and smokeless tobacco products |
Carcinogen Any cancer-causing substance |
Cartomizer A type of cartridge that combines the cartridge and atomizer in one unit |
Cartridge (Cart) The part that makes up the mouthpiece for the electronic cigarette and contains a reservoir with filler material to hold the liquid |
Dipping The practice of dipping an exposed atomizer coil into e-liquid |
Dripping The practice of dripping e-liquid directly onto the atomizer coil |
Dissolvable Tobacco Smoke-free tobacco products made of finely powdered tobacco and reformed into lozenges, strips or sticks |
E-cig Electronic Cigarette or Personal Vaporizer |
E-juice Slang for e-liquid |
E-liquid A liquid with a base of propylene glycol or vegetable glycerin that contains flavoring and may or may not contain nicotine |
ECA Electronic Cigarette Association |
ECF E-Cigarette-Forum |
FDA US Food and Drug Administration |
Filler Fiber inside cartridge that holds e-liquid |
Mod A modified e-cig or PV device |
Modder One who modifies e-cigs / PVs |
Nicotine An alkaloid found in tobacco and other plans of the nightshade family |
Nitrosamine Chemical produced from nitrates and secondary amines; some types are cancer-causing; found in tobacco and many foods |
No-Nic E-liquid that does not contain nicotine |
NRT Nicotine Replacement Therapy - An FDA-approved medication for weaning from nicotine |
Personal Vaporizer An electronic cigarette/cigar/pipe/box/mod/stick which vaporizes e-liquid |
PG Propylene Glycol |
Propylene Glycol Colorless liquid used in electronic cigarettes / PVs. Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS), used as a food additive and in fog machines. |
PV Personal Vaporizer |
Reduced-harm Describes a source of nicotine that is less harmful than cigarette smoking |
RtV Right To Vape |
Smokeless tobacco Tobacco product such as chewing tobacco or snuff |
Snus Finely ground snuff in packets held inside the cheek |
Swedish Snus Snus made in Sweden that has been treated to remove most of the nitrosamines |
THR Tobacco Harm Reduction - Policy or practice of providing less harmful nicotine-containing products |
TSNA Tobacco-specific nitrosamine |
Vaper One who uses an e-cig or PV |
Vaping The act of producing vapor using an electronic cigarette / personal vaporizer |
Vapor The mist produced by an e-cig / PV |
VF Vapers Forum |
VG Vegetable Glycerin - An alternate base for e-liquid |