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oxygen

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Meaning

  1. noun The chemical element (symbol O) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 15.9994. It is a colorless and odorless gas. Sometimes called elemental oxygen to distinguish it from molecular oxygen.
    By molar fraction, calcium oxide contains equal parts calcium and oxygen.
  2. noun Molecular oxygen (O2), a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature.
    About 21% of the air you breathe is oxygen.
  3. noun A mixture of oxygen and other gases, administered to a patient to help them breathe.
  4. noun An atom of this element.
  5. noun A condition or environment in which something can thrive.
    Silence is the oxygen of shame.

Similar words

o hydrogen peroxide oxygenation oxygenate air atmosphere anoxia valve arm

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and is in consumption to content from atoms uptake

Word family

oxygenless oxygens

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