Hypertext Webster Gateway: "inhaler"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Inhaler \In*hal"er\, n.
1. One who inhales.

2. An apparatus for inhaling any vapor or volatile substance,
as ether or chloroform, for medicinal purposes.

3. A contrivance to filter, as air, in order to protect the
lungs from inhaling damp or cold air, noxious gases, dust,
etc.; also, the respiratory apparatus for divers.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

inhaler
n : a dispenser that produces a chemical vapor to be inhaled in
order to relieve nasal congestion [syn: {inhalator}]


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