Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

great oxygenation event

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.48 in modern English

Syllables: great oxy-gena-tion event
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A period around 2.5 to 2.3 billion years ago when the atmosphere of the Earth and its shallow oceans saw a sustained increase in oxygen, caused by the widespread proliferation of photosynthetic cyanobacteria.

Inflected Forms

the Great Oxygenation Event (canonical)

Synonyms

GOE Oxygen Revolution Oxygenation Event Great Oxygenation Oxygen Catastrophe Oxygen Crisis Oxygen Holocaust Oxygenation Crisis Oxygenation Holocaust Oxygenation Catastrophe

Questions

What does great oxygenation event mean?: A period around 2.5 to 2.3 billion years ago when the atmosphere of the Earth and its shallow oceans saw a sustained increase in oxygen, caused by the widespread proliferation of photosynthetic cyanobacteria.

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