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BREATHALYSER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does breathalyser mean? 

BREATHALYSER (noun)
  The noun BREATHALYSER has 1 sense:

1. a device that measures chemicals (especially the alcohol content) in a person's expired breathplay

  Familiarity information: BREATHALYSER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BREATHALYSER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A device that measures chemicals (especially the alcohol content) in a person's expired breath

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

breathalyser; breathalyzer

Hypernyms ("breathalyser" is a kind of...):

device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)


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