exhalant

or ex·hal·ent

[ eks-hey-luhnt, ek-sey- ]

adjective
  1. exhaling; emitting.

noun
  1. something that exhales, as the ducts of certain mollusks.

Origin of exhalant

1
1765–75; <Latin exhālant- (stem of exhālāns), present participle of exhālāre to exhale; see -ant

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British Dictionary definitions for exhalant

exhalant

/ (ɛksˈheɪlənt, ɪɡˈzeɪ-) /


adjective
  1. emitting a vapour or liquid; exhaling: an exhalant siphon; exhalant duct

noun
  1. an organ or vessel that emits a vapour or liquid

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