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Adjective: inhalant  in'hey-lunt
  1. Inhaling or serving for inhalation
    "an inhalant pore"
Noun: inhalant  in'hey-lunt
  1. Something that is inhaled
    "The doctor prescribed an inhalant to help relieve the patient's asthma symptoms"
     
  2. A medication to be taken by inhaling it
    "The doctor prescribed an inhalant to help with the patient's asthma";
    - inhalation

Derived forms: inhalants

Type of: gas, med [informal], medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine

Encyclopedia: Inhalant