respiration
noun
res·pi·ra·tion
ˌre-spə-ˈrā-shən
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: the physical and chemical processes (such as breathing and diffusion) by which an organism supplies its cells and tissues with the oxygen needed for metabolism and relieves them of the carbon dioxide formed in energy-producing reactions
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