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asphyxiant
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as·phyx·i·ant  (s-fks-nt)
adj.
Inducing or tending to induce asphyxia.
n.
A substance, such as a toxic gas, or an event, such as drowning, that induces asphyxia.
asphyxiant [æsˈfɪksɪənt]
adj
(Medicine / Pathology) causing asphyxia
n
(Medicine / Pathology) anything that causes asphyxia carbon monoxide is an asphyxiant
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