Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypoxic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.40 in modern English

Syllables: hy-pox-ic
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or suffering from hypoxia.

adj

Describing a breathing gas mixture that contains less than 21% oxygen.

adj

Exhibiting hypoxia.

Example Sentences

"Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease had left her hypoxic and wheezing."
"Rarely, nitrox mixtures are intentionally hypoxic, under special conditions."
"Dead zones are hypoxic areas in the world's oceans and large lakes."

Etymology

From hypoxia + -ic or hyp- + ox- + -ic.

Inflected Forms

more hypoxic (comparative) most hypoxic (superlative)

Derived Forms

hypoxically nonhypoxic posthypoxic pseudohypoxic

Frequently Paired Words

anoxemic hyperoxemic hypoxemic normoxemic anoxic dysoxic hyperoxic normoxic

Questions

What does hypoxic mean?: Of, pertaining to, or suffering from hypoxia.
Where does hypoxic come from?: From hypoxia + -ic or hyp- + ox- + -ic.

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