aerophore

== English == === Etymology === From aero- +‎ -phore. === Noun === aerophore (plural aerophores) (botany) A thin-walled area of the roots of some plants growing in swampy conditions through which gasses are exchanged. (medicine) Aerophore pulmonaire; a respirator for use with neonates and small animals developed by French obstetrician Gairal in 1879. (historical) A predecessor of the radio, invented by Rene Homer in the early 1900s for communication between ships. (historical) A nineteenth-century device with breathing tubes used by miners and workmen in areas that contain toxic fumes. (underwater diving, historical) A predecessor of the aqualung, invented by Benoit Rouquayrol and Auguste Denayrouze 1865 ==== Translations ====