asphyxiation meaning
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asphyxiation (noun): killing by depriving of oxygen.
asphyxiation has 2 meanings in this dictionary.
asphyxiation as a noun
- killing by depriving of oxygen
Synonyms: suffocation
Type of: killing
Kinds: choking
Related forms: asphyxiate
- the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped)
- asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture
Synonyms: suffocation
Type of: hypoxia
Related forms: asphyxiate
asphyxiation in a sentence
- Asphyxiation was the cause of death.
- Dan died of asphyxiation.
- Tom died from asphyxiation.
Scrabble score: 27 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with AS · words ending in ON · 12-letter words
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