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exhalation [‚eks·ə′lā·shən] (geophysics) The process by which radioactive gases escape from the surface layers of soil or loose rock, where they are formed by decay of radioactive salts. (physiology) The giving off or sending forth in the form of vapor; expiration. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| He drew the first whiff of smoke deep into his lungs and expelled it in a long and lingering exhalation. But one thing thou wilt not deny, Sancho; when thou camest close to her didst thou not perceive a Sabaean odour, an aromatic fragrance, a, I know not what, delicious, that I cannot find a name for; I mean a redolence, an exhalation, as if thou wert in the shop of some dainty glover? Catching up the light, they made the best of their way home, at a good round trot; and long after their dusky forms had ceased to be discernible, the light might have been seen twinkling and dancing in the distance, like some exhalation of the damp and gloomy atmosphere through which it was swiftly borne. |
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