### Question
What does characteristics mean?


### Answer
**Characteristics** has the following meaning in *21 U.S.C. § 387j*:

> the materials, ingredients, design, composition, heating source, or other features of a tobacco product

#### Citation:
  - *21 U.S.C. § 387j*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 9-FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT > SUBCHAPTER IX-TOBACCO PRODUCTS**

