asphyxiation
[æs,fiksi'eiʃәn]
n. 窒息

[医] 窒息

1. Two principal hazards exist in dealing with inert gases: asphyxiation and pressure.
   涉惰性气体存两危险：窒息压。
2. Adequate ventilation will help reduce the possible formation of flammable mixtures in the event of a hydrogen leak and will also eliminate the potential hazard of asphyxiation.
   通助氢泄漏情况减燃混合形，还排除潜窒息危险。

asphyxiation
[ noun ]

1. the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped)

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asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture

2. killing by depriving of oxygen

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Asphyxiation \As*phyx`i*a"tion\, n.
The act of causing asphyxia; a state of asphyxia.