respiration
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Researchers estimate that carbon released through soil respiration is seven to eight times greater than annual fossil fuel emissions produced by humans.
From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026
Soil respiration rises, reaches a peak, and then begins to fall.
From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026
Rather than showing a gradual response, soil respiration can drop sharply.
From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026
There is no treatment; doctors can offer only supportive care, such as hydration, artificial respiration or dialysis.
From Salon • May 9, 2026
“For a few seconds. Suspends its respiration; yours, too, but humans can function without respiring—perspiring?—for a couple of minutes, but the vagus nerve of an andy—”
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
Vocabulary lists containing respiration
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