deoxygenate
/di:'ɔksidʤineit/
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Definition
- Verb:
- To remove oxygen from a substance, especially water: The primary meaning refers to the chemical process of eliminating dissolved or combined oxygen from a liquid or other medium.
Usage
- The verb deoxygenate is used to describe a process, often in scientific, environmental, or industrial contexts. It is typically a transitive verb, requiring a direct object (e.g., deoxygenate ).
- It describes an action that results in a state of low or zero oxygen content.
Examples
- Verb:
- The chemical process can deoxygenate the water in the tank. (It removes oxygen from the water in the tank.)
- Algal blooms can deoxygenate a lake, harming fish populations. (Algal blooms remove oxygen from a lake.)
- This device is used to deoxygenate blood samples for analysis. (This device removes oxygen from blood samples.)
Advanced Usage
- "Deoxygenated" (Adjective): Describes a substance from which oxygen has been removed.
- The experiment requires deoxygenated water. (The experiment requires water that has had its oxygen removed.)
- "Deoxygenation" (Noun): The process or result of removing oxygen. (The removal of oxygen from the ocean is a serious concern.)
Variants and Related Words
- Deoxygenated (adj): Having had oxygen removed.
- Deoxygenation (n): The act or process of deoxygenating.
- Oxygenate (v): The opposite action; to supply, treat, or mix with oxygen.
Synonyms
- Remove oxygen from
- Make anaerobic (in a biological context)
- Strip of oxygen
Antonyms
- Oxygenate
- Aerate
Verb
- remove oxygen from (water)