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Word entry · 6 letters

oxygen

Best crossword clue

"Breathing gas"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈɒksɪd͡ʒən/Part of speech nounSorted egnoxyStarts with OEnds with N1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Gas essential for breathing

Word origin

Borrowed from French oxygène (originally in the form principe oxygène, a variant of principe oxigine ‘acidifying principle’, suggested by Lavoisier), from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp”) + γένος (génos, “birth”), referring to oxygen's supposed role in the formation of acids. By surface analysis, oxy- + -gen.

Used in a sentence

  • Holonyms: dioxygen, O₂, oxygen (loose sense)
  • By molar fraction, calcium oxide contains equal parts calcium and oxygen.
  • Meronym: oxygen (strict sense)

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