INHALANT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does inhalant mean? 

• INHALANT (noun)
  The noun INHALANT has 2 senses:

1. something that is inhaled

2. a medication to be taken by inhaling it

  Familiarity information: INHALANT used as a noun is rare.

• INHALANT (adjective)
  The adjective INHALANT has 1 sense:

1. inhaling or serving for inhalation

  Familiarity information: INHALANT used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INHALANT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Something that is inhaled

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

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

gas (a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely)

Derivation:

inhale (draw in (air))

inhale (draw deep into the lungs in by breathing)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A medication to be taken by inhaling it

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

inhalant; inhalation

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

medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)

• INHALANT (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Inhaling or serving for inhalation

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

an inhalant pore

Pertainym:

inhalation (the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing)

Derivation:

inhale (draw in (air))

inhale (draw deep into the lungs in by breathing)

 Context examples 

An inhalant intended for administration through the nose.

(Nasal Inhalant Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)

An inhalant of oxygen and carbon dioxide that increases the sensitivity of tumor cells to the effects of radiation therapy.

(Carbogen, NCI Dictionary)

An inhalant consisting of hyperoxic gas (95%-98% oxygen and 2%-5% carbon dioxide) with radiosensitizing properties.

(Carbogen, NCI Thesaurus)

A special class of inhalations consisting of a drug or combination of drugs, that by virtue of their high vapor pressure, can be carried by an air current into the nasal passage where they exert their effect; the container from which the inhalant generally is administered is known as an inhaler.

(Inhalant Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)