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INHALANT

Pronunciation (US):

• INHALANT (noun)
The noun INHALANT has 2 senses:

1. something that is inhaled
2. a medication to be taken by inhaling it

Familiarity information: INHALANT used as a noun is rare.

• INHALANT (adjective)
The adjective INHALANT has 1 sense:

1. inhaling or serving for inhalation

Familiarity information: INHALANT used as an adjective is very rare.

• INHALANT (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Something that is inhaled

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

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

gas (a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A medication to be taken by inhaling it

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

inhalant; inhalation

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

medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)

• INHALANT (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Inhaling or serving for inhalation

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

an inhalant pore

Pertainym:

inhalation (the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing)

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