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aspiratory

[uh-spahyuhr-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / əˈspaɪər əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
ADJECTIVE
sucking
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Using themselves as bait, team members waited for mosquitoes to approach before hoovering them up with handheld aspirators, says study co-author Gong Cheng of Tsinghua University.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 17, 2024

You can also use a saline spray alongside other home remedies that bring relief to irritated noses and throats, such as nasal aspirators, cool mist humidifiers, warm teas or honey.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 26, 2022

New bat-handling protocols suggest using an air-puffing tool like one of those baby-booger nasal aspirators to puff air on a bat instead.

From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2021

These are very commonly used in carburetors and aspirators.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

The shuttle landed and Ben handed out the little helmets and aspirators that made life possible in Mars' thin air.

From Badge of Infamy by Del Rey, Lester




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