anoxic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌæˈnɑːk.sɪk/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-)der. English an- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygènebor. English oxygen Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English anoxic From an- + oxygen + -ic.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Suffering from a reduced supply of oxygen.
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(not-comparable) Lacking oxygen.
The inner logic of metabolism... part stems from the vicissitudes of life itself, which forced evolution down improbable paths, while transforming our geologically restless globe from a sterile, anoxic planet into the living, high-octane world of today.
2022, Nick Lane, Transformer, page 22:
Antonyms
Deriveds
anoxic event · postanoxic · anoxically
Relateds
hyperoxic · normoxic · anoxia · hypoxic
Translations (19)
pt anóxico (lacking oxygen) · el ανοξικός (suffering from a reduced supply of oxygen) · nn anoksisk (suffering from a reduced supply of oxygen) · da anoksisk (lacking oxygen) · pt anóxico (suffering from a reduced supply of oxygen) · nb anoksisk (suffering from a reduced supply of oxygen) · nn anoksisk (lacking oxygen) · nb oksygenfattig (lacking oxygen) · ca anòxic (suffering from a reduced supply of oxygen) · es anóxico (lacking oxygen) · da oxygenfattig (lacking oxygen) · da iltfattig (lacking oxygen) · es anóxico (suffering from a reduced supply of oxygen) · el ανοξικός (lacking oxygen) · nn oksygenfattig (lacking oxygen) · fr anoxique (suffering from a reduced supply of oxygen) · fr anoxique (lacking oxygen) · da anoksisk (suffering from a reduced supply of oxygen) · nb anoksisk (lacking oxygen)