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asphyxial

asphyxial adjective: of or relating to asphyxia.

Adjective

asphyxial (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to asphyxia.
    • asphyxial phenomena
    • asphyxial death

Origin of asphyxial

From asphyxia + -al.

Words formed from asphyxial

Questions about asphyxial

What does asphyxial mean?
Asphyxial means of or relating to asphyxia.
What part of speech is asphyxial?
Asphyxial is an adjective.

Words near asphyxial in the dictionary

  1. asphondyliine
  2. asphondyliines
  3. asphyctic
  4. asphytic
  5. asphyxia
  6. asphyxial
  7. asphyxiant
  8. asphyxiants
  9. asphyxiaphilia
  10. asphyxias
  11. asphyxiate

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