The word 'breathable' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe material that allows air flow, like a fabric that can be worn comfortably in warm weather. For example, "This t-shirt is made of a breathable cotton fabric, so it's perfect for hot summer days."
They knew there was no way out of Marysville, that their vehicle was about to go up, that the air wasn't breathable, and, with every second that passed, that survival was ever more impossible.
The humble cotton shirt has been repackaged as a fashion item, partly because the natural fibre is the most breathable in high temperatures.
I've loved this breathable jacket while training on wet weekends in Snowdonia and the Lakes – but was happy it stayed at the bottom of my rucksack during the CCC.
They use a small electric heater to vaporise a mix of glycerine and propylene glycol (two fairly inoffensive chemicals) in which nicotine has been dissolved, turning it into a breathable mist that can be savoured much as cigarette smoke is.
The jury is still out on whether Beijing will manage to produce air sufficiently breathable for runners safely to complete a marathon.
Specially designed "travel suits" provide one answer, in all their crease-resistant, low-maintenance, anti-bacterial, breathable glory.
The rocks could also be mined for elements such as oxygen and hydrogen to replenish supplies of water, breathable air and fuel.The space hopper which Dr Pavone and his colleagues are working on (pictured) sports three internal flywheels, one for each axis of motion.
Making the city's smog-laden air breathable will probably mean closing down factories in and around the city for days in advance, banning most traffic and even seeding clouds to induce some pre-games rain and wash away the pollutants.
In its public consultation on the scheme (which closed on February 2nd), Transport for London (TfL) put the public-health benefits as high as £460m.Everybody agrees that it would be nicer if the capital's air were more breathable but not everyone thinks that the mayor has the right approach.
Dr Sprecher hopes that research by CDC will lead to a more breathable Ebola-resistant fabric.In the past decade latex gloves have largely been replaced by those made with nitrile, a synthetic rubber that better resists disintegrating in chlorine disinfectants.
This meant that there was a long period when the air would have been about as breathable as that now found at the top of a high mountain.This, in itself, would not be enough to cause a mass extinction, but it might set the stage.
