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Wordswarms From Years PastAdjacent WordsRespectivelyrespectiveness Respectless Respectlessness respects Respectuous respell respelling Resperse Respersion respice finem Respighi Respirability Respirableness respirate Respiration Respirational Respirative respirator Respiratory respiratory acidosis respiratory alkalosis respiratory center respiratory disease Full-text Search for "Respirable" 1841 |
Respirable definitions
Webster's 1828 DictionaryRES'PIRABLE, a. [from respire.] That may be breathed; fit for respiration or for the support of animal life; as respirable air. Azotic gas is not respirable. Merriam Webster'sadjective Date: 1779 fit for breathing; Oxford Reference Dictionaryadj. (of air, gas, etc.) able or fit to be breathed. Etymology: F respirable or LL respirabilis (as RESPIRE) Webster's 1913 DictionaryRespirable Re*spir"a*ble (r?*sp?r"?*b'l or r?s"p?*r?*b'l), a. [Cf. F. respirable.] Suitable for being breathed; adapted for respiration. -- Re*spir"a*ble*ness, n. |