Definitions For Irrespirable

Adjective

Not respirable; not suitable for breathe, breathing; unbreathable. : {{synonyms, en, nonrespirable, unrespirable}} : {{antonyms, en, breathable, respirable}}

Related terms

respiration respirator respiratory respire

Translations

not respirable; not suitable for breathing, unbreathable

Etymology

{{root, en, ine-pro, n̥-, *wert-, *(s)peys-}} Either:{{R:OED Online, pos=adj, id=4564240264, date=July 2023}}{{R:Dictionary.com, pos=adj, source=Random House}} * from ir + pos1={{glossary + prefix meaning ‘not’ + respirable}}; or borrowed from {{bor, en, fr, irrespirable}}, from {{der, en, LL., irrespīrābilis}}, from Latin ir-}} (a variant of in-, pos=prefix meaning ‘not’) + respīrāre + -ābilis, pos={{glossary, suffix meaning ‘able to be’}}. , Respīrāre is the {{glossary, present}} {{glossary, active}} {{glossary, infinitive}} of respīrō ("to blow or breathe back; to breathe, respire; to breathe out, exhale"), from re-, pos=prefix meaning ‘again; back, backwards’ + spīrō, t=to blow; to breathe, respire; to breathe out, exhale (ultimately from {{der, en, ine-pro, *(s)peys-, t=to blow; to breathe).