asphyxiate
verb (used with object)
to produce asphyxia in.
asphyxiator
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a word derived from
asphyxiate.
Example Sentences
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Beside each, however, was the terrible asphyxiator, fixed on its stand, with a bore about as great as that of a nine-pounder, but incomparably lighter.
From Across the Zodiac by Percy Greg
The asphyxiator could not have been used without great risk to ourselves.
From Across the Zodiac by Percy Greg
