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BREATHALYZER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does breathalyzer mean?
• BREATHALYZER (noun)
The noun BREATHALYZER has 1 sense:
1. a device that measures chemicals (especially the alcohol content) in a person's expired breath
Familiarity information: BREATHALYZER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("breathalyzer" is a kind of...):
device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)
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