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- pronunciation:
- re
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reI
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
the act of breathing.
- similar words:
- draft
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definition 2: |
in animals and plants, the process by which oxygen is taken in and used and carbon dioxide is emitted.
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related words: |
inspiration, wind |
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derivation: |
respirational (adj.) |
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involved with respiration |
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air, breath, oxygen |
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predator that kills by stopping respiration |
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anaconda, boa constrictor, constrictor, python |
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produced by respiration |
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carbon dioxide |
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some body parts used in respiration |
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blowhole, bronchial tube, gill, lung, mouth, nose, nostril, throat, trachea, trunk, windpipe |
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some diseases that involve respiration |
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asthma, bronchitis, croup, distemper, pneumonia, whooping cough |
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some things that affect respiration |
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aerobics, allergy, anemia, heat, moisture, smoke, ventilation |
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some tools used for respiration |
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Aqua-Lung, snorkel, spacesuit |
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ways to recover someone's respiration |
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artificial respiration, CPR |
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