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overoxygenate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
overox-y-genate
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To oxygenate excessively, that is, to give (a patient) too much oxygen therapy.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From over- + oxygenate.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

overoxygenates (present, singular) overoxygenating (participle, present) overoxygenated (participle, past) overoxygenated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

overoxygenation

Questions

What does overoxygenate mean?
To oxygenate excessively, that is, to give (a patient) too much oxygen therapy.
Where does overoxygenate come from?
From over- + oxygenate.

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