irrespirable
Use Irrespirable in a sentence
pər adjective
not respirable; unfit for breathing.
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irrespirable (ɪˈrɛspɪrəbəl, ˌɪrɪˈspaɪərəbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| not fit for breathing or incapable of being breathed | |
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Irrespirable
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Example sentences
The location and content of any irrespirable atmospheres.
Self-contained self-rescuers are used to protect the wearer from the effects of toxic and/or irrespirable atmospheres.
Immediate donning eliminates the chance for a miner to enter an irrespirable atmosphere.
Accidents similar to this scenario have occurred and resulted in inundations of water, methane, or irrespirable atmospheres.
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