Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oxygenator

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: oxy-gena-tor
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

any device that releases oxygen (or air) into water, especially one in an aquarium

Etymology

From oxygenate + -or.

Inflected Forms

oxygenators (plural)

Derived Forms

deoxygenator intraoxygenator postoxygenator preoxygenator

Questions

What does oxygenator mean?: any device that releases oxygen (or air) into water, especially one in an aquarium
Where does oxygenator come from?: From oxygenate + -or.

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