Breathalyzer

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• breathalyzer — Breath·a·ly·zer / bre thə ˌlī zər/ trademark used for a device that is used to determine the alcohol content of a breath sample Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. breathalyzer …   Law dictionary

• breathalyzer — reathalyzer n. [a Trademark.] a device that measures alcohol content of a person s breath. Syn: breathalyser, breath analyzer. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• breathalyzer — 1960, from BREATH (Cf. breath) + (an)alyzer; an earlier name for it was drunkometer (1934) …   Etymology dictionary

• breathalyzer — (Amer.) breath·a·lyz·er || breθəlaɪzÉ™ n. device used by police to test a motorist s breath for alcohol and determine if he/she is intoxicated (also breathalyser) …   English contemporary dictionary

• Breathalyzer — ☆ Breathalyzer [breth′ə lī΄zər ] [breath (an)alyzer] trademark for a device that tests exhaled breath to indicate the amount of alcohol in the body or blood n. [b ] such a device …   English World dictionary

• Breathalyzer — A breathalyzer is a (breath analyser) device for estimating blood alcohol content (BAC) from a breath sample. Breathalyzer is the brand name of a series of models made by one manufacturer of these instruments (originally Smith and Wesson, later… …   Wikipedia

• breathalyzer — UK [ˈbreθəˌlaɪzə(r)] / US [ˈbreθəˌlaɪzər] noun [countable] Word forms breathalyzer : singular breathalyzer plural breathalyzers a piece of equipment used by the police for checking how much alcohol a driver has drunk. The driver blows into a… …   English dictionary

• Breathalyzer™ — noun Breathalyzer™ is used before these nouns: ↑test …   Collocations dictionary

• Breathalyzer — [[t]bre̱θəlaɪzə(r)[/t]] Breathalyzers N COUNT A Breathalyzer is a bag or electronic device that the police use to test whether a driver has drunk too much alcohol. [TRADEMARK] (in BRIT, also use Breathalyser) …   English dictionary

• Breathalyzer — trademark used for a device that is used to determine the alcohol content of a breath sample …   New Collegiate Dictionary