exhalation

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌɛkshəˈleɪʃən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(eks′hə lā′shən, ek′sə-)


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ex•ha•la•tion  (eks′hə lā′shən, ek′sə-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Physiologythe act of exhaling.
  2. Physiologysomething that is exhaled;
    vapor;
    emanation.
  • Latin exhālātiōn- (stem of exhālātiō). See exhale, -ation
  • Middle English exalacion 1350–1400

'exhalation' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
effluvium - snort - steam - whiff - breath - breath group - fume - halitus - laugh - mephitis - respiration - vapor - yawn

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