spiro-, spir-, spira-, spirat-, -spire, -spiring, -spiration, -spirational (breath) (Latin: breath of life, breath, breathing; mind; spirit, "soul"; courage)
Don't confuse this spiro-, with another spiro- meaning "coil, twisted".
inspiredly
inspirer
inspiringly
perspirant
perspiration
perspiratory
perspire
perspired
perspiring
perspiringly
photorespiration
1. The oxidation of carbohydrates in plants with the release of carbon dioxide during photosynthesis.
2. A process in which an organism takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide in the presence of light, occurring during photosynthesis in conditions in which there is a low concentration of carbon dioxide and intensive levels of light.
reinspiration
reinspire
respiration
respirative
Word units related to breath and breathe:
hal-;
pneo-;
pneumato-;
pneumo-;
psych-.
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