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INHALANT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A medication to be taken by inhaling it
Synonyms:
inhalant; inhalation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("inhalant" is a kind of...):
medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("inhalant" is a kind of...):
gas (a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely)
Derivation:
inhale (draw in (air))
inhale (draw deep into the lungs in by breathing)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Inhaling or serving for inhalation
Example:
an inhalant pore
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
inhalation (the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing)
Derivation:
inhale (draw in (air))
inhale (draw deep into the lungs in by breathing)