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BREATHALYSER

Dictionary entry overview: What does breathalyser mean?

• BREATHALYSER (noun)
The noun BREATHALYSER has 1 sense:

1. a device that measures chemicals (especially the alcohol content) in a person's expired breath

Familiarity information: BREATHALYSER used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• BREATHALYSER (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A device that measures chemicals (especially the alcohol content) in a person's expired breath

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

breathalyser; breathalyzer

Hypernyms ("breathalyser" is a kind of...):

device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)

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