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Word: Oxygen
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 18th century: from French (principe) oxygène ‘acidifying constituent’ (because at first it was held to be the essential component in the formation of acids)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɒksɪdʒ(ə)n
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a colourless, odourless reactive gas, the chemical element of atomic number 8 and the life-supporting component of the air.
Short Definition:chemical element of atomic number 8
Examples:- if breathing stops, there is no oxygen getting to the brain and the cells begin to die
- hydrogen and carbon in the fuel combine with the oxygen in the air to form carbon dioxide and water
- an oxygen supply
Variant Forms:
- O
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