INHALATOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does inhalator mean? 

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

1. a breathing device for administering long-term artificial respiration

2. a dispenser that produces a chemical vapor to be inhaled in order to relieve nasal congestion

  Familiarity information: INHALATOR used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INHALATOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A breathing device for administering long-term artificial respiration

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

inhalator; respirator

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

breathing apparatus; breathing device; breathing machine; ventilator (a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure)

Meronyms (parts of "inhalator"):

mouthpiece (a part that goes over or into the mouth of a person)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "inhalator"):

iron lung (respirator that produces alternations in air pressure in a chamber surrounding a patient's chest to force air into and out of the lungs thus providing artificial respiration)

Derivation:

inhale (draw in (air))

Sense 2

Meaning:

A dispenser that produces a chemical vapor to be inhaled in order to relieve nasal congestion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

inhalator; inhaler

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

dispenser (a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts)