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Noxious vs Ventilation - What's the difference?

noxious | ventilation |

As a adjective noxious

is harmful; injurious.

As a noun ventilation is

the replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh.

noxious

English

Alternative forms

* (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Harmful; injurious.
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    Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "noxious" is often applied: substance, chemical, fume, gas, odor, plant, weed, animal, stimulus, stimulation.

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    ventilation

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh.
  • * 1991 , :
    • So you punched out a window for ventilation . Was that before'' or ''after you noticed you were standing in a lake of gasoline?
  • The mechanical system used to circulate and replace air.
  • An exchange of views during a discussion.
  • The bodily process of breathing; the inhalation of air to provide oxygen, and the exhalation of spent air to remove carbon dioxide.