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AQUALUNG
aqualung, Aqua-Lung, scuba
(noun) a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
aqualung (plural aqualungs)
(underwater diving) A piece of equipment consisting of an oxygen tank and breathing apparatus used by divers to allow them to breathe underwater at depth.
Verb
aqualung (third-person singular simple present aqualungs, present participle aqualunging, simple past and past participle aqualunged)
To scuba dive.
Source: Wiktionary
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OBLIGATE
(adjective) restricted to a particular condition of life; “an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen”
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