nepheligenous

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nepheligenous ( NEF-eel-eh-GEN-ous ) adj. Greek, producing clouds of smoke. esp. tobacco smoke. 

From "nephelê" the Greek word for cloud. Variations of this form can be seen in a number of meteorological forms, including "nephelogist" (one who studies clouds), nephelescope, (An instrument for viewing the upper strata of clouds.) and in medical lingo as  "nephela" which is sometimes a cloudy appearance of urine, or at other times a white scar (cloudiness) of the cornea, depending on which doctor is making the diagnosis.