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taxonomy | insufflate |

As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As a verb insufflate is

to breathe or blow into or on.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia taxonomy)

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    insufflate

    English

    Verb

    (insufflat)
  • To breathe or blow into or on.
  • (medicine) To treat by blowing a gas, vapor, or powder into a body cavity.
  • (medicine) To inhale (a powder etc.).
  • * 2001': Cocaine is usually taken by '''insufflating the white powdered cocaine sulphate into the nose, which leads to rapid absorption of the drug into the bloodstream. — Leslie Iversen, ''Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 98)
  • (ecclesiastical) To exhale upon baptismal water, or the one being baptised, as a ritual act.

    • Synonyms

    * (to inhale) snort

    Related terms

    * insufflation * insufflator English transitive verbs ----