Antonyms for inhalation


Grammar : Noun
Spell : in-huh-ley-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn həˈleɪ ʃən


Definition of inhalation

Origin :
  • 1620s, noun of action from past participle stem of Latin inhalare (see inhale).
  • As in absorption : noun assimilation, incorporation
  • As in whiff : noun smell of an odor
  • As in assimilation : noun absorption
  • As in breath : noun respiration
  • As in respiration : noun breathing
  • As in drag : noun a puff while smoking
Example sentences :
  • Inhalation and exhalation should be gradual and natural, not spasmodic.
  • Extract from : « The Ontario High School Reader » by A.E. Marty
  • With every inhalation he choked, filling his mouth and nostrils more with dust than with air.
  • Extract from : « The Octopus » by Frank Norris
  • The benefit derived from the inhalation of steam is considerable.
  • Extract from : « Special Report on Diseases of the Horse » by United States Department of Agriculture
  • Then it occurred to Cheenbuk to apply the power of suction instead of inhalation.
  • Extract from : « The Walrus Hunters » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • Give ether or chloroform by inhalation, and chloral internally.
  • Extract from : « Housekeeping in Old Virginia » by Marion Cabell Tyree
  • Bleaching is dangerous owing to the inhalation of chloral fumes.
  • Extract from : « Woman and Socialism » by August Bebel
  • Spirocide is administered by means of fumigation and inhalation.
  • Extract from : « The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2 » by Various
  • Usually by inhalation; 45—75 ♏, evaporated spontaneously in room.
  • Extract from : « Merck's 1899 Manual » by Merck & Co.
  • Of these the inhalation of clay and flint dust was the more important.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 3 » by Various
  • The inhalation of the vapour of a little tar liquefied by heat is said to often produce considerable relief.
  • Extract from : « Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I » by Arnold Cooley

Synonyms for inhalation

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