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  asphyxia asphyxiate  
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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
asphyxiant
 
SYLLABICATION:as·phyx·i·ant
PRONUNCIATION:  s-fks-nt
ADJECTIVE: Inducing or tending to induce asphyxia.
NOUN: A substance, such as a toxic gas, or an event, such as drowning, that induces asphyxia.
 
 
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