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respiration

[res-puh-rey-shuhn] / ˌrɛs pəˈreɪ ʃən /
NOUN
breathing
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He studied the prevention and cure of disease and how the body functioned, including respiration and blood circulation, and he had a nascent understanding of germs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

In “Grass Breathing,” Mendieta, hidden beneath squares of sod, uses her own respiration to animate the earth above.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

Although respiration and photosynthesis have been studied extensively, scientists have known much less about how oxygen moves between mitochondria and chloroplasts.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

"So it was natural to ask, was there any life around at that time that could have been capable of using that oxygen for aerobic respiration?"

From Science Daily • Feb. 18, 2026

I answer every question correctly and Maestra Eva looks impressed at how the words chlorophyll and respiration and nitrogen-fixing cycle roll off my tongue.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau




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