smoke vs external respiration

external respiration vs smoke

smoke and external respiration both are nouns.

smoke is a verb but external respiration is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
smoke	Yes	No	Yes	No
external respiration	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, external respiration is a hypernym of smoke; that is, external respiration is a word with a broader meaning than smoke:

smoke: the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
external respiration: the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation

Other hypernyms of smoke include breathing, respiration, ventilation.

smoke (noun)	external respiration (noun)
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances	the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
(baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity
tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder
street names for marijuana
something with no concrete substance
an indication of some hidden activity
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion

smoke (verb)	external respiration (verb)
inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes
emit a cloud of fine particles

Difference between smoke and external respiration

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