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EXHALANT

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ex⋅hal⋅ant

  [eks-hey-luhnt, ek-sey-]
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–adjective
1. exhaling; emitting.
–noun
2. something that exhales, as the ducts of certain mollusks.
Also, ex⋅hal⋅ent.

Origin:
1765–75; < L exhālant- (s. of exhālāns), prp. of exhālāre to exhale; see -ant
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ex·ha·lant also ex·ha·lent   (ěks-hā'lənt, ěk-sā'-)   
adj.  Functioning in exhalation.
n.  An organ, such as the siphon of a clam, that is used for exhalation.
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