Refers to the physical action of drawing breath, commonly used for living organisms.

Physical Act

Often used in medical or health-related contexts to discuss breathing functionality.

Medical Context

Used in mindfulness or yoga to describe conscious control of breathing.

Meditation Practice

Refers to the biochemical process in living cells, important in science contexts.

Biological Process

Different from simply breathing, implies energy production in the cell.

Not Just Breathing

Used in specialized or technical discussions, not in everyday conversations.

Technical Jargon

 California orcas can flip over young great white sharks, inducing TI for so long the immobilized sharks, who must move to respire, essentially suffocate. Humans can also flip sharks into TI. By stroking a shark’s electrically-sensitive snout

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 and then waits for darkness at night the cactus opens its pores in order to respire oxygen goes out

Respire