trimix

English

Etymology

From tri- +‎ mix.

Noun

trimix (countable and uncountable, plural trimixes)

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

Coordinate terms

• nitrox
• heliair
• heliox

Translations

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

Further reading

• trimix (breathing gas) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia