respiration


Meanings

  • the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules; processes that take place in the cells and tissues during which energy is released and carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be transported to the lungs
  • a single complete act of breathing in and out;
    • "thirty respirations per minute"
  • the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation


Scrabble Score: 13

respiration is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

respiration is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

respiration is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 15

respiration is a valid Words With Friends word