adj
Meaning 1
Intended for inhaling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
inhalant
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CMU ARPABET: IH2 N HH EY1 L AH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Something, especially a medication, that is inhaled.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective
Meaning 3
inhaling or serving for inhalation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- an inhalant pore
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noun
Meaning 4
a medication to be taken by inhaling it
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: inhalation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug
noun
Meaning 5
something that is inhaled
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gas
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English inhale Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English inhalant From inhale + -ant.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Irish: ionanálach — medication that is inhaled
- Māori: rongoā whakangā — medication that is inhaled
- Spanish: inhalante — medication that is inhaled