respirator.
A device to assist breathing.
Meaning & usage
A device to assist breathing.
A device to assist breathing. A face mask with an integrated filter or filters to keep out harmful dusts, fumes, and mists.
Any N95 respirator is designed to filter out 95 percent of particles 0.3 microns or larger.
The painters in the paint booth were wearing the kind of respirators with dual filter canisters.
Where this word comes from
From respirate + -or.
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