asphyxiant

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as·phyx·i·ant (

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adj.

Inducing or tending to induce asphyxia.

A substance, such as a toxic gas, or an event, such as drowning, that induces asphyxia.

asphyxiant [æsˈfɪksɪənt]

adj

(Medicine / Pathology) causing asphyxia

(Medicine / Pathology) anything that causes asphyxia carbon monoxide is an asphyxiant

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