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respirable
[ res-per-uh-buhl, ri-spahyuhr-uh-buhl ]
adjective
- capable of being respired.
- capable of respiring.
respirable
/ ˈrɛspɪrəbəl /
adjective
- able to be breathed
- suitable or fit for breathing
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Derived Forms
- ˌrespiraˈbility, noun
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Other Words From
- respi·ra·bili·ty respi·ra·ble·ness noun
- nonre·spira·ble adjective
- un·respi·ra·ble adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of respirable1
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Example Sentences
It melts long before it is red hot, and is then calcined, if it be in contact with respirable air.
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The affection ultimately assumes a chronic form, and continues present in the respirable portions of the organ during life.
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We have three thousand five hundred toises of respirable air.
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To each elemental being the element in which it lives is transparent, invisible, and respirable.
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By this means the air of the chamber will become soon respirable.
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