Definitions For Irrespirable

Adjective

Not respirable; not suitable for breathe, breathing; unbreathable. : :

Related terms

respiration respirator respiratory respire

Translations

not respirable; not suitable for breathing, unbreathable

Etymology

Either: from ir + prefix meaning ‘not’ + respirable; or borrowed from , from , from Latin ir- (a variant of in-, pos=prefix meaning ‘not’) + respīrāre + -ābilis, pos=. , Respīrāre is the 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).