light cigarettes
Lower-tar tobacco sticks
Light cigarettes are cigarettes marketed as having lower tar and nicotine than regular varieties, typically achieved through ventilated filters or different tobacco blends.
The term is largely a marketing distinction—research shows smokers compensate by inhaling more deeply or covering filter vents, negating supposed health benefits.
She switched to lights thinking they were safer.
- mentholCooling agent from plants
- filteredScreened to remove contaminants
- mildModerate in intensity
- slimThin or meager
- tobaccoDried smoking leaf
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