respire
Example Sentences
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Tiny pores on a leaf’s underside are arranged to take in carbon dioxide and respire water, allowing the plant to transform sunlight into energy.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2021
On average, pregnant women suffer twice as many bites, as they respire 20% more carbon dioxide, and have a marginally elevated body temperature.
From The Guardian • Sep. 20, 2019
High energy–yielding pathways in cells require oxygen, and that is the reason we need to breathe, or respire.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2018
But at night, plants and animals respire and take away too much oxygen, said the study’s lead author, Denise Breitburg, a marine ecologist at SERC.
From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2015
The usual way of looking at them is as enslaved creatures, captured to supply ATP for cells unable to respire on their own, or to provide carbohydrate and oxygen for cells unequipped for photosynthesis.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing respire
"Simon's Saga," Vocabulary from Episode 17
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The Body Eclectic: Words For Common Physical Functions
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