respiration
[res-puh-rey-shuh n]
noun
the act of respiring; inhalation and exhalation of air; breathing.
Biology.
- the sum total of the physical and chemical processes in an organism by which oxygen is conveyed to tissues and cells, and the oxidation products, carbon dioxide and water, are given off.
- an analogous chemical process, as in muscle cells or in anaerobic bacteria, occurring in the absence of oxygen.
Origin of respiration
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And moderation, as it was justly said once, is the respiration of the philosopher.
The Book of KhalidAmeen Rihani
In the first instance it served only as an organ of respiration.
The Meaning of EvolutionSamuel Christian Schmucker
He was thinner than before, and his eyes were red and his respiration difficult.
The ChristianHall Caine
It only hurries the respiration, and chokes the pulmonary vessels.
The Bramleighs Of Bishop's FollyCharles James Lever
Jimmy's respiration was so rapid that it couldn't be counted, so faint that it couldn't be heard.
The Nigger Of The "Narcissus"Joseph Conrad
respiration
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Carbon dioxide is a waste product of respiration.
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