deoxygenate en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /diˈɒksɪdʒɪneɪt/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English oxygenate English deoxygenate From de- + oxygenate.
Meanings
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(transitive) To remove dissolved oxygen from (something, such as water or blood).
In order to preserve it in the state of protoxide these receipts prescribe various deoxygenating substances to be stirred into the melted glass, such as Smith's clinkers, tartar, soot, rotten wood, and cinnibar.
1847, editorial staff, “Painting on Glass”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 9, page 72:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| deoxygenating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| deoxygenated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| deoxygenated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| deoxygenates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (4)
it deossigenare (to remove oxygen from something) · ca desoxigenar (to remove oxygen from something) · fr désoxygéner (to remove oxygen from something) · es desoxigenar (to remove oxygen from something)