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respiration

noun

The metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules; processes that take place in the cells and tissues during which energy is released and carbon dioxide…

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Word length
11
Starts with
R
Ends with
N
Contains
ES
Scrabble score
13
CEFR level
B2

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Pronunciation

ɹɛspɪˈɹeɪʃən

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noun

  1. The metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules; processes that take place in the cells and tissues during which energy is released and carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be transported to the lungs

noun

  1. The bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation

noun

  1. A single complete act of breathing in and out

    “Thirty respirations per minute”

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Thirty respirations per minute

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