Exhalable

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exhale (ɛksˈheɪl, ɪɡˈzeɪl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  to expel (breath, tobacco smoke, etc) from the lungs; breathe out
2.  to give off (air, vapour, fumes, etc) or (of air, vapour, etc) to be given off; emanate
 
[C14: from Latin exhālāre to breathe out, from hālāre to breathe]
 
ex'halable
 
adj
 
exha'lation
 
n

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