asphyxiant
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asphyxiant
[as-fik´se-ant]any substance capable of producing asphyxia.
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as·phyx·i·ant
(as-fik'sē-ănt),1. Producing asphyxia. Synonym(s): asphyxiating
2. Anything, especially a gas, that produces asphyxia.
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asphyxiant
(ăs-fĭk′sē-ənt)adj.
Inducing or tending to induce asphyxia.
n.
A substance, such as a toxic gas, or an event, such as drowning, that induces asphyxia.
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asphyxiant
A gas or vapor that compromises availability of O2 for breathing, by either displacing O2–eg, CO2 or by replacing O2–eg, carbon monoxideMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.