suffocation

1. n. The act of suffocating, or the state of being suffocated; death caused by smothering or choking. Source: opted

2. n. killing by depriving of oxygen Source: wordnet

3. n. the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped) Source: wordnet

4. The act of suffocating, or the state of being suffocated; death caused by smothering or choking. Note: The term suffocation is sometimes employed synonymously with asphyxia. In the strict medico-legal sense it signifies asphyxia induced by obstruction of the respiration otherwise than by direct pressure on the neck (hanging, strangulation) or submersion (drowning). Quain. Source: webster

5. The act of suffocating, or the state of being suffocated; deathcaused by smothering or choking. Source: adambom

6. n:100 n. killing by depriving of oxygen n. the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped) Source: ecdict

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