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Noun
S:
(n)
inhalation
,
inspiration
,
aspiration
,
intake
,
breathing in
(the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing)
direct hyponym
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full hyponym
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(n)
breath
(the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing)
"he took a deep breath and dived into the pool"; "he was fighting to his last breath"
part holonym
S:
(n)
breathing
,
external respiration
,
respiration
,
ventilation
(the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation)
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
inhalant
,
inhalation
(a medication to be taken by inhaling it)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(n)
medicine
,
medication
,
medicament
,
medicinal drug
((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)
S:
(n)
drug
(a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic)
S:
(n)
agent
(a substance that exerts some force or effect)
S:
(n)
causal agent
,
cause
,
causal agency
(any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results)
S:
(n)
physical entity
(an entity that has physical existence)
S:
(n)
entity
(that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
S:
(n)
substance
(a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties)
"shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man"
S:
(n)
matter
(that which has mass and occupies space)
"physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it"
S:
(n)
physical entity
(an entity that has physical existence)
S:
(n)
entity
(that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
derivationally related form