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respiration.

The process of inhaling and exhaling.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɹɛspɪˈɹeɪʃən/
  1. The process of inhaling and exhaling.

    uncountable
  2. An act of breathing: a single breath.

    countable
  3. Any similar process in an organism that lacks lungs that exchanges gases with its environment.

    countable · uncountable
  4. The process by which cells obtain chemical energy by the consumption of oxygen and the release of carbon dioxide.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English respiracioun, borrowed from Latin respīrātiō, respīrātiōnem.

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