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respiration

[res-puh-rey-shuhn] / ˌrɛs pəˈreɪ ʃən /
NOUN
breathing
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Respiration involves two molecules: an electron donor and an electron acceptor.

From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2024

Respiration rate increases significantly in response to low concentrations of oleamide, and hermit crabs show a behavioural attraction comparable to their response to a feeding stimulant.

From BBC • Aug. 10, 2021

An M98 Respiration Simulator is on hand, in case the whole business takes your breath away.

From Seattle Times • May 28, 2017

Respiration requires sugar for fuel, and burning it faster would leave less available for anthocyanin production.

From New York Times • Nov. 2, 2016

In the following year he read before the Royal Society a paper “On the inverse ratio which subsists between Respiration and Irritability in the Animal Kingdom.”

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various




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