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smoking vs external respiration

external respiration vs smoking

smoking and external respiration both are nouns.

smoking is an adjective but external respiration is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
smoking Yes Yes No No
external respiration Yes No No No
As nouns, external respiration is a hypernym of smoking; that is, external respiration is a word with a broader meaning than smoking:
  • smoking: 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 smoking include breathing, respiration, ventilation.
smoking (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
a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion
smoking (adjective) external respiration (adjective)
emitting smoke in great volume
Difference between smoking and external respiration

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