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suffocation

noun

killing by depriving of oxygen

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11
Starts with
S
Ends with
N
Contains
UF
Scrabble score
19

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noun

  1. killing by depriving of oxygen

noun

  1. the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped)

    “asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture”

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asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture

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