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respiration

noun as in breathing

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In our lungs, respiration can refer to the act of breathing.

Cellular respiration is a chemical process that takes place inside cells and produces energy.

Of course, particles emitted during respiration may pass through thin material, but a low pressure drop may aid diffusion, with particles floating around inside the gaiter until they get stuck on fabric or your skin.

While most dives lasted around an hour, 5 percent exceeded about 78 minutes, suggesting it takes more than twice as long as thought for the whales to switch to anaerobic respiration.

Some ROS are produced in the normal course of organisms’ respiration, metabolism and immunological defense, sometimes for specific functions and sometimes as byproducts.

And some reptiles add a fourth function to the overworked cloacal repository–that of respiration as well.

From higher up, at the level of the hidden bed, came the regular plaintive respiration of Sarah Gailey.

It is produced abundantly when vegetable matters are burnt, as also during respiration, fermentation, and many other processes.

On examining the respiration and pulse, I have never been able to detect any characteristic abnormality.

His eyes are closed, and from the parted lips there issues the regular respiration of sound sleep.

After twelve minutes of artificial respiration the lungs and heart began to act.

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On this page you'll find 4 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to respiration, such as: exhalation, inhalation, and process.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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