inhalant

From inhale +‎ -ant.

inhalant (not comparable)

1. Intended for inhaling.

inhalant (plural inhalants)

1. Something, especially a medication, that is inhaled.
   • 2018 November 15, Nina Avramova, “19-year-old dies after inhaling deodorant spray to get high”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     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.

   • 2024 September 23, Trace William Cowen, “What the Hell Is Galaxy Gas?”, in Complex‎^[2]:

     On social media and beyond, many have taken to using the brand’s name in a more colloquial fashion, with “Galaxy Gas” being used as a catchall for nitrous oxide inhalants at large, regardless of whether they are actually Galaxy Gas products or not.

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• IPA^(key): (Central) [i.nəˈlan]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [i.nəˈlant]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [i.naˈlant]

inhalant

1. gerund of inhalar

inhalant

1. present participle of inhaler

inhālant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of inhālō

Borrowed from French inhalant.

inhalant n (plural inhalanți)

1. inhalant

• inhalant in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN