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respirableness

respirableness noun: the quality of being respirable; respirability.

Noun

respirableness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being respirable; respirability.
    • The usual method of testing the respirableness of air suspected to be contaminated with carbon dioxide is to lower a lighted candle into it; if the candle goes out the atmosphere is poisonous; if it continues to burn, however, the air is not necessarily harmless, as a candle will burn in an...1902, “Toxicology”, in Chalmers Watson, editor, Encyclopaedia Medica, volume 12, New York: Longmans, Green & Co., →OCLC, page 327

Origin of respirableness

From respirable + -ness.

Questions about respirableness

What does respirableness mean?
Respirableness means the quality of being respirable; respirability.
What part of speech is respirableness?
Respirableness is a noun.

Words near respirableness in the dictionary

  1. respinning
  2. respinnings
  3. respins
  4. respirability
  5. respirable
  6. respirableness
  7. respirasome
  8. respirasomes
  9. respirate
  10. respirated
  11. respirating

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