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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The abstract ideas of which the air consists, indispensable for life, but irrespirable by themselves, as it were, and only active in their re-directing function.
From Pragmatism by James, William
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
“Black damp” consists of accumulations of irrespirable gases, mostly nitrogen, which cause the lights to burn dimly, and the term “white damp” is sometimes applied to carbon monoxide.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various
The burning of sulphur produces sulphurous acid, which is an irrespirable gas.
From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.
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