asphyxiant

[ as-fik-see-uhnt ]
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adjective
  1. asphyxiating or tending to asphyxiate.

noun
  1. an asphyxiating agent or substance.

  2. an asphyxiating condition.

Origin of asphyxiant

1
First recorded in 1850–55; asphyxi(ate) + -ant

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British Dictionary definitions for asphyxiant

asphyxiant

/ (æsˈfɪksɪənt) /


adjective
  1. causing asphyxia

noun
  1. anything that causes asphyxia: carbon monoxide is an asphyxiant

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