Inhaler vs Puffer - What's the difference?
inhaler | puffer |
One who inhales.
* 1963 , Consumers Union of United States, Consumer reports (volume 28, page 277)
(medicine) A device with a canister holding medicine (either in powder or gas form) which is sprayed and inhaled by the patient, often for treating asthma and other respiratory diseases.
Someone or something that puffs.
Any of several poisonous fish, of the family Tetraodontidae , which have the ability to puff themselves up when in danger.
(slang) A car left idling to warm up, emitting steam from the rear.
(cellular automata) A finite pattern that moves like a spaceship but leaves a trail of debris.
A manually-operated inhaler.
(childish) A train; a locomotive.
(dated, slang) One who is employed by the owner or seller of goods sold at auction to bid up the price; a by-bidder.
The common, or harbour, porpoise.
A kier used in dyeing.
(glassblowing) A soffietta.
As nouns the difference between inhaler and puffer
is that inhaler is one who inhales while puffer is someone or something that puffs.inhaler
English
(wikipedia inhaler)Noun
(en noun)- The exposure of the mouse lungs to smoke was, of course, relatively mild as compared with the exposure of the lungs of a human smoke-inhaler who gets true cancer.
Derived terms
* metered-dose inhaler * dry powder inhalerAnagrams
* ----puffer
English
Noun
(en noun)- (Bouvier)