rebreather

noun

re·​breather

(ˈ)rē+

: an apparatus with face mask and gas supply forming a closed system from which one can breathe as long as the concentrations of oxygen and carbon dioxide remain within tolerable limits

Word History

Etymology

re- + breathe + -er

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