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deoxygenate

/diˈɒksɪdʒɪneɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-oxy-genate
IPA
/diˈɒksɪdʒɪneɪt/
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove dissolved oxygen from (something, such as water or blood).

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

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.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /diˈɒksɪdʒɪneɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

deoxygenates (present, singular) deoxygenating (participle, present) deoxygenated (participle, past) deoxygenated (past)

Derived Forms

deoxygenation

Questions

How do you pronounce deoxygenate?
The recorded pronunciation is /diˈɒksɪdʒɪneɪt/.
What does deoxygenate mean?
To remove dissolved oxygen from (something, such as water or blood).
Where does deoxygenate come from?
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.

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