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hyperventilate

[hahy-per-ven-tl-eyt]

hy·per·ven·ti·late

[hahy-per-ven-tl-eyt] verb, -lat·ed, -lat·ing.
verb (used without object)
1.
to be afflicted with hyperventilation; breathe abnormally fast and deep.
verb (used with object)
2.
to cause (a patient) to breathe more rapidly and deeply than normal.

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Hyperventilate has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.

Origin:
1930–35; back formation from hyperventilation
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hyperventilate (ˌhaɪpəˈvɛntɪleɪt)
 
vb
(intr) to breathe in an abnormally deep, long, and rapid manner, sometimes resulting in cramp and dizziness

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