respirabilityn.

Brit.

/ˌrɛsp(ᵻ)rəˈbɪlᵻti/,

/rᵻˌspʌɪərəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌrɛspərəˈbɪlᵻdi/,

/rəˌspaɪrəˈbɪlᵻdi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: respirable adj., -ity suffix.

Etymology: < respirable adj. + -ity suffix: see -bility suffix.

The quality or state of being respirable; the degree to which a gas, particulate material, etc., is respirable.

ΚΠ

1775 J. Bentham Let. 17 June (1968) I. 239 I wish you could try the comparative respirability of Comm. and Red Lead before you come away, by means of Mice.

1806 Repertory Arts, Manuf., & Agric. 8 431 Our purpose was to repeat the experiments upon the respirability of the oxyd gas of azote on a larger scale.

1895 Lancet 21 Sept. 741/1 Whether this phenomenon be strictly attributable..to some alteration in the respirability of the air, or to other causes, it is difficult to determine.

1914 Amer. Jrnl. Pharmacy 86 370 How does the admixture of black-damp modify the respirability of mine air?

1973 Jrnl. Dentistry 2 21 (title) The respirability of aerosols produced in dentistry.

1989 Food & Chem. Toxicol. 27 55/1 Fibre length appears to be less important for respirability, although very long fibres are not respirable.

2000 F. L. Holmes & T. H. Levere Instruments & Exper. Hist. Chem. Introd. p. xv When Joseph Priestly invented the nitrous air test, it measured quantitatively a qualitative property, the respirability of air.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	respirability
释义	respirabilityn. Brit. /ˌrɛsp(ᵻ)rəˈbɪlᵻti/, /rᵻˌspʌɪərəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /ˌrɛspərəˈbɪlᵻdi/, /rəˌspaɪrəˈbɪlᵻdi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: respirable adj., -ity suffix. Etymology: < respirable adj. + -ity suffix: see -bility suffix. The quality or state of being respirable; the degree to which a gas, particulate material, etc., is respirable. ΚΠ 1775 J. Bentham Let. 17 June (1968) I. 239 I wish you could try the comparative respirability of Comm. and Red Lead before you come away, by means of Mice. 1806 Repertory Arts, Manuf., & Agric. 8 431 Our purpose was to repeat the experiments upon the respirability of the oxyd gas of azote on a larger scale. 1895 Lancet 21 Sept. 741/1 Whether this phenomenon be strictly attributable..to some alteration in the respirability of the air, or to other causes, it is difficult to determine. 1914 Amer. Jrnl. Pharmacy 86 370 How does the admixture of black-damp modify the respirability of mine air? 1973 Jrnl. Dentistry 2 21 (title) The respirability of aerosols produced in dentistry. 1989 Food & Chem. Toxicol. 27 55/1 Fibre length appears to be less important for respirability, although very long fibres are not respirable. 2000 F. L. Holmes & T. H. Levere Instruments & Exper. Hist. Chem. Introd. p. xv When Joseph Priestly invented the nitrous air test, it measured quantitatively a qualitative property, the respirability of air. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1775
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