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irrespirable

[ih-res-per-uh-buhl, ir-i-spahy^uhr-uh-buhl]

adjective

not respirable; unfit for breathing.

Origin:
1815–25; < Late Latin irrespīrābilis. See ir-², respirable

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irrespirable (ɪˈrɛspɪrəb^əl, ˌɪrɪˈspaɪərəb^əl)

—*adj*
	not fit for breathing or incapable of being breathed

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