RESPIRATION
Scrabble letter values: R1E1S1P3I1R1A1T1I1O1N1 = 13
Definition
- noun the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules. — synonyms: internal_respiration, cellular_respiration
- noun a single complete act of breathing in and out.
- noun the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation. — synonyms: breathing, external_respiration, ventilation
Examples
- “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”
- “thirty respirations per minute”
- “the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation”