Definitions For Aerophore

Noun

AEROPHORE (plural AEROPHOREs) (botany) A thin-walled area of the roots of some plants growing in swampy conditions through which gasses are exchanged. (medicine) Aerophore pulmonaire; a respirator for use with neonates and small animals developed by French obstetrician Gairal in 1879. (historical) A predecessor of the radio, invented by Rene Homer in the early 1900s for communication between ships. (historical) A nineteenth-century device with breathing tubes used by miners and workmen in areas that contain toxic fumes. (underwater diving, historical) A predecessor of the aqualung, invented by Benoit Rouquayrol and Auguste Denayrouze 1865

Etymology

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Is Aerophore a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global YES
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14
Words with Friends
14

The word Aerophore is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends

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