n. something, especially a medication, that is inhaled
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Inhaling; used for inhaling.
n. An apparatus also called an inhaler (which see); also, that which is to be inhaled, especially a medicine taken by inhalation.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
That inhales; serving for inhalation: as, the inhalant end of a duct; the inhalant pores of sponges (that is, the pores through which streams of water enter). See cuts under Porifera and Spongilla. Also spelled inhalent.
n. That which is inhaled.
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adj. inhaling or serving for inhalation
n. something that is inhaled
n. a medication to be taken by inhaling it
Word Usage
"This inhalant, which is used as a smelling salt, is capable of causing caustic burns to the oral cavity if bitten or mucosal burns if inserted in the nose, due to the high content of ammonia."