asphyxy
English
Etymology
Anglicization of New Latin asphyxia.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪksi
Noun
asphyxy (plural asphyxies)
- (medicine, obsolete) asphyxiation, typically resulting in death; asphyxia
Verb
asphyxy (third-person singular simple present asphyxies, present participle asphyxying, simple past and past participle asphyxied)
- Rare form of asphyxiate.
References
- “asphyxy” in the Collins English Dictionary