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Exhale

Exhale

1. To breathe out. Hence: to emit, as vapor; to send out, as an odour; to evaporate; as, the earth exhales vapor; marshes exhale noxious effluvia. Less fragrant scents the unfolding rose exhales. (Pope)

2. To draw out; to cause to be emitted in vapor; as, the sum exhales the moisture of the earth.

Origin: L. Exhalare; ex out _ halare to breathe; cf.F. Exhaler. Cf. Inhale.


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With what does the Lungwort breath?

since it's a plant, it's biological respiration... the reaction take place within the cells. i do not think it really inhale/exhale (breath) like animal...

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by baikuza
Sat Jan 10, 2009 9:55 am
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: With what does the Lungwort breath?
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Re: Red Cabbage pH

... here is the cool part—take a straw, and blow bubbles into the water solution. If all went well, the solution should turn yellow. Since humans exhale carbon dioxide, you just proved that CO2 is an acid. Conclusion: The main goal is to teach how molecules that we can not see do exist, and do ...

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by MichaelXY
Thu Feb 14, 2008 2:09 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Red Cabbage pH
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What is the function of the following tisues in the lungs?

... and contraction of organs and blood vessels function you should get the general idea from above=elastic fibers in the brochi and aveoli inhale =exhale- Elastic cartiladge- elastic fibers in elastic cartiladge matrix (external ear-epiglottis-auditory canal ...functions support-distortion w/o ...

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by biolass
Fri May 04, 2007 9:30 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: What is the function of the following tisues in the lungs?
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Another question ^^

... and all hiccups start here. The diaphragm almost always works perfectly. When you inhale, it pulls down to help pull air into the lungs. When you exhale, it pushes up to help push air out of the lungs. But sometimes the diaphragm becomes irritated. When this happens, it pulls down in a jerky way, ...

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by sachin
Wed Dec 13, 2006 5:09 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Another question ^^
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Views: 490

I NEED HELP!!!

... the cycle of oxygen and carbon dioxide would slow down or halt, since the cycle is part of photosynthesis (since plants inhale carbon dioxide and exhale oxygen). For question 3, I think animal life would definitely cease to exist without autotrophs because, obviously, they would have no source ...

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by Fromage
Mon Oct 16, 2006 3:15 pm
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: I NEED HELP!!!
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