irrespirable
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of irrespirable
From the Late Latin word irrespīrābilis, dating back to 1815–25. See ir- 2, respirable
Example Sentences
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An irrespirable gas, remaining after an explosion of fire damp in mines; choke damp.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster
Effects of Impure Air.—Carbonic acid, in its pure form, is irrespirable, causing rapid death by suffocation.
From A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers by Joseph Chrisman Hutchison
Methods for enabling miners to penetrate into workings where the atmosphere is totally irrespirable have come into use for saving life after explosions and for repairing shafts and pit-work under water.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various
After Baudrimont, insects are, in presence of alcohols, chloroform, and irrespirable gases, similarly affected as man.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 303, October 22, 1881 by Various
The burning of sulphur produces sulphurous acid, which is an irrespirable gas.
From A Practical Physiology by Albert F. Blaisdell
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