respiration
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Noun
- The metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules; processes that take place in the cells and tissues during which energy is released and carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be transported to the lungs
- A single complete act of breathing in and out
- The bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
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| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | preparation | 4 | 54 |
| 2 | respiratory | 5 | 17 |
| 3 | aspirations | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | restoration | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | inspiration | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | reservation | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | resignation | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | desperation | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | repudiation | 5 | 4 |
| 10 | expiration | 4 | 3 |
| 11 | aspiration | 4 | 3 |
| 12 | perspiration | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | reparation | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | respirators | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | replication | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | respirator | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | trepidation | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | reparations | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | reiteration | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | expirations | 4 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 77
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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📰 This Word in the News:
Impact of crops and fertilizers on soil respiration in a long-term field experiment
Oct 8, 2025 Cambridge University Press & Assessment
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A method for assessing tissue respiration in anatomically defined brain regions
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Respiration Shapes the Neural Dynamics of Successful Remembering in Humans
Jan 21, 2026 Journal of Neuroscience
Jan 21, 2026 Journal of Neuroscience
From Respiration to Secondary Metabolism: A Heme A Synthase-Mediated Regulatory Network Expands Indolizidine Chemical Space in Fungi | Research
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