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BREATHALYSER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does breathalyser mean?
• BREATHALYSER (noun)
The noun BREATHALYSER has 1 sense:
1. a device that measures chemicals (especially the alcohol content) in a person's expired breath
Familiarity information: BREATHALYSER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A device that measures chemicals (especially the alcohol content) in a person's expired breath
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
breathalyser; breathalyzer
Hypernyms ("breathalyser" is a kind of...):
device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)
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