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Webster 1913 Edition

(r?-sp?r′?-b’l or r?s′p?-r?-b’l)

Adj.

[Cf. F.

respirable

Suitable for being breathed; adapted for respiration.

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Re-spir′a-ble-ness

Noun.

Adj.

[from respire.] That may be breathed; fit for respiration or for the support of animal life; as respirable air. Azotic gas is not respirable.

respirable ‎(comparative more respirable, superlative most respirable)

respirable m, f ‎(plural respirables)