Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

normoxic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables: nor-mox-ic
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a normal oxygen concentration; typically 20-21% in the atmosphere, or 2-3% in physiological contexts.

adj

Describing a breathing gas mixture that contains 21% oxygen, the same amount as in normal air.

Etymology

Etymology tree English normoxia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English normoxic From normoxia + -ic.

Derived Forms

normoxically

Frequently Paired Words

anoxemic hyperoxemic hypoxemic normoxemic anoxic dysoxic hyperoxic hypoxic

Questions

What does normoxic mean?: Having a normal oxygen concentration; typically 20-21% in the atmosphere, or 2-3% in physiological contexts.
Where does normoxic come from?: Etymology tree English normoxia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English normoxic From normoxia + -ic.

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