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Inhalant

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Intended for inhaling. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    inhaling or serving for inhalation wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Something, especially a medication, that is inhaled.

    "There are three theories about what caused the cardiac arrest, Kramp said: The inhalant could have oversensitized the patient’s heart, which can make any subsequent stress, like getting caught by a parent, cause cardiac arrest. Also, inhalants decrease the strength of contraction of the heart muscle."

  2. 2
    a medication to be taken by inhaling it wordnet
  3. 3
    something that is inhaled wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From inhale + -ant.

Etymology 2

From inhale + -ant.

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