trimix

English

Etymology

tri- +‎ mix.

Noun

trimix (countable and uncountable, plural trimixes)

(underwater diving) A mixture of helium, nitrogen, and oxygen used in deep diving as a breathing gas instead of air.

Coordinate terms

Translations

mixture of helium, nitrogen, and oxygen used as a breathing gas

Further reading

trimix (breathing gas) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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