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suffocations

suffocations is the plural of suffocation.

Meaning of suffocation

Noun

suffocation (countable and uncountable, plural suffocations)

  1. (uncountable) Asphyxia—a condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the body accompanied by an increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide leads to loss of consciousness or death.
    • A child left unattended may die of suffocation.
  2. (countable) A particular act of death or killing by means of asphyxia.
    • The coroner reported three suffocations last week.

Questions about suffocations

What is suffocations the plural of?
Suffocations is the plural of suffocation.

Words near suffocations in the dictionary

  1. suffocatingly
  2. suffocatings
  3. suffocation
  4. suffocation mate
  5. suffocation mates
  6. suffocations
  7. suffocative
  8. suffocator
  9. suffocators
  10. Suffola
  11. Suffolk

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