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71snort — snortingly, adv. /snawrt/, v.i. 1. (of animals) to force the breath violently through the nostrils with a loud, harsh sound: The spirited horse snorted and shied at the train. 2. (of persons) to express contempt, indignation, etc., by a similar… …
72CANADA: Despair and Suicide at Davis Inlet: When Ancient Folkways Collide with the 20th Century — ▪ 1994 The Canadian public was jolted into the reality of a festering social problem in January 1993 by the televised videotape of six 12 to 14 year old Innu children at Davis Inlet attempting suicide by inhaling gasoline fumes from plastic …
73Street Children — ▪ 1995 Introduction by Marilyn E. Rocky An estimated 100 million children and youths between the ages of 5 and 18 spend the major part of their lives in the city streets of the less developed world. Most of these street children, as they… …
74cyanide poisoning — harmful effects of inhaling hydrogen cyanide or of ingesting the salts of hydrogen cyanide, called cyanides. Hydrogen cyanide, also known as hydrocyanic acid, or Hcn, is a highly volatile liquid used to prepare acrylonitrile, which is used… …
75Davy, Sir Humphry, Baronet — ▪ British chemist Introduction born Dec. 17, 1778, Penzance, Cornwall, Eng. died May 29, 1829, Geneva English chemist who discovered several chemical elements (including sodium and potassium) and compounds, invented the miner s safety lamp, and… …
76respiratory disease — ▪ human disease Introduction any of the diseases and disorders that affect human respiration (respiration, human). Diseases of the respiratory system may affect any of the structures and organs that have to do with breathing, including the… …
77French inhale — 1. noun the act of expelling smoke from the mouth and simultaneously inhaling it through the nose. 2. verb To exhale smoke from a cigarette through the mouth while simultaneously inhaling it through the nose …
78Cocaine — The most potent stimulant of natural origin, a bitter addictive anesthetic (pain blocker) which is extracted from the leaves of the coca scrub (Erythroxylon coca) indigenous to the Andean highlands of South America. From the name of the plant… …
79Coke — Street name for cocaine, the most potent stimulant of natural origin, a bitter addictive anesthetic (pain blocker) which is extracted from the leaves of the coca scrub (Erythroxylon coca) indigenous to the Andean highlands of South America. From… …
80inhalation — 1. The act of drawing in the breath. SYN: inspiration. 2. Drawing a medicated vapor in with the breath. 3. A solution of a drug or combination of drugs for administration as a nebulized mist intended to reach the respiratory tree. [L. in halo, pp …
