adjective
- relating to or serving the function of exhaling or breathing out; designed to allow air or vapor to escape
Usage: technical or scientific usage; often used in biology and zoology to describe structures or openings
Examples
- The exhalent siphon of the clam allows water to flow out after filtration.
- Fish use exhalent openings to expel water across their gills.
- The exhalent passages in the respiratory system carry carbon dioxide out of the body.
- Marine organisms often have specialized exhalent structures for water circulation.