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Webster 1913 Edition


Inhalation

Inˊha-la′tion

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
inhalation
.]
The act of inhaling; also, that which is inhaled.

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Inhalation

Inhalation

See also: inhalation

German

Noun

Inhalation f (genitive Inhalation, plural Inhalationen)

  1. the act of inhaling
  2. the substance (medicament) which is inhaled

inhalation

inhalation

See also: Inhalation

English

Noun

inhalation (countable and uncountable, plural inhalations)

  1. The act of inhaling; inbreathing.
    • 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, The House Behind the Cedars, Chapter I,
      The girl stooped to pluck a rose, and as she bent over it, her profile was clearly outlined. She held the flower to her face with a long-drawn inhalation, then went up the steps, crossed the piazza, opened the door without knocking, and entered the house with the air of one thoroughly at home.
  2. The substance (medicament) which is inhaled.

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French

Noun

inhalation f (plural inhalations)

  1. inhalation (all meanings)