Meanings
nountoilet plume (countable and uncountable, plural toilet plumes)
plural toilet plumes
- countableuncountableThe dispersion of aerosols caused by flushing a toilet.
Research suggests that toilet plume could play a contributory role in the transmission of infectious diseases.
2012 May 10, David L Johnson, Kenneth R Mead, Robert A Lynch, Deborah V L Hirst, “Lifting the lid on toilet plume aerosol: a literature review with suggestions for future research”, in American Journal of Infection Control
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