aerophore (English, noun)
expansion: aerophore (plural aerophores)
Senses:
topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: A thin-walled area of the roots of some plants growing in swampy conditions through which gasses are exchanged.
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Aerophore pulmonaire; a respirator for use with neonates and small animals developed by French obstetrician Gairal in 1879.
glosses: A predecessor of the radio, invented by Rene Homer in the early 1900s for communication between ships.
tags: historical
glosses: A nineteenth-century device with breathing tubes used by miners and workmen in areas that contain toxic fumes.
tags: historical
topics: diving
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
underwater-diving
glosses: A predecessor of the aqualung, invented by Benoit Rouquayrol and Auguste Denayrouze 1865
tags: historical
Forms:
form: aerophores
tags: plural