inhalation

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: in=ha=la=tion

CIDE DICTIONARY

inhalation, n. [Cf. F. inhalation.].

 The act of inhaling; also, that which is inhaled.  [1913 Webster]

THESAURUS

inhalation

Aqua-Lung, air current, artificial respiration, aspiration, asthmatic wheeze, breath, breath of air, breathing, broken wind, cough, crosscurrent, current, current of air, downdraft, draft, exhalation, expiration, exsufflation, fall wind, flow of air, following wind, gasp, gulp, hack, head wind, hiccup, indraft, inflow, inhalator, inhalement, inrush, inspiration, insufflation, iron lung, jetstream, katabatic wind, monsoon, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, movement of air, oxygen mask, oxygen tent, pant, puff, respiration, scuba, sigh, sneeze, sniff, sniffle, snore, snoring, snuff, snuffle, sternutation, stertor, stream, stream of air, suck, sucking, suction, suspiration, tail wind, undercurrent, updraft, wheeze, wind

ROGET THESAURUS

inhalation

Reception

N reception, admission, admittance, entree, importation, introduction, intromission, immission, ingestion, imbibation, introception, absorption, ingurgitation, inhalation, suction, sucking, eating, drinking, insertion, interjection, introit, admitting, admitted, admissable, absorbent.