Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Suitable or pleasant for breathing.
- adjective Permitting air to pass through.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Capable of being breathed; respirable.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Such as can be breathed.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of air
suitable forbreathing - adjective of a fabric Letting air
seep through.
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Its inventor, David Edwards, who helped develop inhalable insulin and is working on an inhalable TB vaccination, threw out the idea of breathable food while teaching an engineering sciences class at Harvard several years ago.
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Its inventor, David Edwards, who helped develop inhalable insulin and is working on an inhalable TB vaccination, threw out the idea of breathable food while teaching an engineering sciences class at Harvard several years ago.
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Its inventor, David Edwards, who helped develop inhalable insulin and is working on an inhalable TB vaccination, threw out the idea of breathable food while teaching an engineering sciences class at Harvard several years ago.
British Blogs 2009
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Its inventor, David Edwards, who helped develop inhalable insulin and is working on an inhalable TB vaccination, threw out the idea of breathable food while teaching an engineering sciences class at Harvard several years ago.
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Most companies make "breathable" lightweight and relatively quiet rainwear using materials like Gortex.
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Most companies make "breathable" lightweight and relatively quiet rainwear using materials like Gortex.
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I wish they could have created some kind of breathable cover for the RC-Falcon, cover up that massive whole. just takes away from the overall feel. other than that. looks like another thing you've posted will make my wallet lighter. thanks pete!!! theJoker
Cool Stuff: The Coolest New Movie Toys/Collectibles to Premiere at Toy Fair 2010 | /Film 2010
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Researchers find origin of 'breathable' atmosphere half a billion years ago
October 30th, 2007 2007
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- Avoid synthetic underwear; choose "breathable" cotton instead.
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You can certainly argue that we don't need market prices to calculate the value of some things such as breathable air, but I don't think its accurate to suggest that contemporary socialistic policies don't run afoul of the calculation and knowledge problems.
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