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exhalant

UK
/ɛksˈheɪlənt/
US
/ɛksˈheɪlənt/

Translations

exhalantnoun
exhalants
pl
UK
/ɪksˈheɪlənt/
US
/ɪksˈheɪlənt/
exhalantEmploi zoologique.
The exhalant siphon of the clam helps it to expel water after filtering out food particles.
L'exhalant du siphon de la palourde l'aide à expulser l'eau après avoir filtré les particules alimentaires.
Synonyms
exhalation
excurrent
outlet
outflow
effluent
expirant
exhaler
exhalantadjective
more exhalant
Comp.
most exhalant
Super.
UK
/ɛksˈheɪlənt/
US
/ɛksˈheɪlənt/
The exhalant air from the lungs was warm against the cold winter air.
L'air exhalatoire provenant des poumons était chaud face à l'air froid de l'hiver.
efférentEn biologie, pour un courant, un canal ou un orifice qui évacue vers l'extérieur.
Sponges draw water in through inhalant pores and expel it through exhalant canals.
Les éponges aspirent l'eau par des pores inhalants et l'expulsent par des canaux efférents.
Additional translations
exhalantTerme de biologie, employé surtout dans la langue scientifique.
Synonyms
exhaling
venting
breathing out

Definitions

exhalantnoun
A part or organ of an organism that expels air or fluid, particularly in aquatic animals.
The exhalant siphon of the clam helps it to expel water after filtering out food particles.
exhalantadjective
Relating to or functioning in the act of exhaling or breathing out.
The exhalant air from the lungs was warm against the cold winter air.
Serving to discharge water or other fluid outward; efferent (especially of openings or currents in aquatic organisms).
Sponges draw water in through inhalant pores and expel it through exhalant canals.
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