Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Used in or for inhaling.
- noun A drug, such as an anesthetic or bronchodilator, or another substance, such as saline solution, inhaled for medicinal purposes in vapor or aerosol form.
- noun A substance inhaled as an intoxicant, usually in the form of a vapor.
from The Century Dictionary.
- That inhales; serving for inhalation: as, the inhalant end of a duct; the inhalant pores of sponges (that is, the pores through which streams of water enter). See cuts under
Porifera and Spongilla. Also spelledinhalent . - noun That which is inhaled.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Inhaling; used for inhaling.
- noun An apparatus also called an
inhaler (which see); also, that which is to be inhaled, especially a medicine taken by inhalation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
intended forinhaling - noun something, especially a
medication , that isinhaled
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective inhaling or serving for inhalation
- noun something that is inhaled
- noun a medication to be taken by inhaling it
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Examples
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This inhalant, which is used as a smelling salt, is capable of causing caustic burns to the oral cavity if bitten or mucosal burns if inserted in the nose, due to the high content of ammonia.
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The study finds that nearly 1 million youths aged 12 to 17 used some kind of inhalant in
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The study finds that nearly 1 million youths aged 12 to 17 used some kind of inhalant in
WCAX - Local News 2009
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The study finds that nearly 1 million youths aged 12 to 17 used some kind of inhalant in
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Almost 1 million youths aged 12 to 17 used some kind of inhalant in 2007, according to the study by the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Almost 1 million youths aged 12 to 17 used some kind of inhalant in 2007, according to the study by the Department of Health and Human Services.
WUSA-TV - Vodcasts 2009
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According to the study released Monday by the Department of Health and Human Services, almost 1 million youths aged 12 to 17 used some kind of inhalant in 2007.
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Almost 1 million youths aged 12 to 17 used some kind of inhalant in 2007, according to the study by the Department of Health and Human Services.
WUSA-TV - Vodcasts 2009
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Some have lost sons and daughters to PVS from drug abuse, mostly of the inhalant variety.
Cougar Ann Wahlman 2011
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In the 10th century, in Andalusia, Al-Zahrawi devised the forceps, speculum and bonesaw, pioneered inhalant anaesthetics in the form of sponges soaked with cannabis and opium, and even described the first syringe.
Pathfinders: The Golden Age of Arabic Science by Jim al-Khalili – review Tim Radford 2010
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