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inhalation
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun inhalation has 2 senses
- inhalation(n = noun.act) aspiration, breathing in, inspiration, intake - the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing; Array is a part of breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation
- inhalation(n = noun.artifact) inhalant - a medication to be taken by inhaling it; Array is a kind of medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine
is a kind of breath
has particulars: gasp, pant, drag, puff, pull
Derived forms verb inhale2, verb inhale1
Derived form verb inhale1
CIDE DICTIONARY
inhalation, n. [Cf. F. inhalation.].
The act of inhaling; also, that which is inhaled. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
inhalation
Aqua-Lung, air current, artificial respiration, aspiration, asthmatic wheeze, breath, breath of air, breathing, broken wind, cough, crosscurrent, current, current of air, downdraft, draft, exhalation, expiration, exsufflation, fall wind, flow of air, following wind, gasp, gulp, hack, head wind, hiccup, indraft, inflow, inhalator, inhalement, inrush, inspiration, insufflation, iron lung, jetstream, katabatic wind, monsoon, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, movement of air, oxygen mask, oxygen tent, pant, puff, respiration, scuba, sigh, sneeze, sniff, sniffle, snore, snoring, snuff, snuffle, sternutation, stertor, stream, stream of air, suck, sucking, suction, suspiration, tail wind, undercurrent, updraft, wheeze, windROGET THESAURUS
inhalation
Reception
N reception, admission, admittance, entree, importation, introduction, intromission, immission, ingestion, imbibation, introception, absorption, ingurgitation, inhalation, suction, sucking, eating, drinking, insertion, interjection, introit, admitting, admitted, admissable, absorbent.
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