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Meaning of second gas effect | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A phenomenon in which a rapid uptake of a large volume of a gas (e.g. nitrous oxide) taken up from alveoli into pulmonary capillary blood leads to an increase in the concentration of gases remaining in the alveoli.

Examples

“Coordinate term: concentration effect”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

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