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aerophore definition

aero·phore (er′ə fôr′)

noun

  1. a device for supplying air to the lungs in case of oxygen shortage
  2. an apparatus that cleans air to be breathed again, used as by firefighters

Etymology: aero- + -phore

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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