oxygen

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 Synonyms 1.3.5 External links 1.4 See also

[edit] English

Chemical element
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[edit] Etymology

Borrowed from French oxygène (originally in the form principe oxygène, a variant of principe oxigine ‘acidifying principle’, suggested by Lavoisier), from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxus) sharp + γένος (genos) birth, referring to oxygen's role in the formation of acids.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɒksɪʤən̩/
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[edit] Noun

Wikipedia

oxygen (countable and uncountable; plural oxygens)

1. A chemical element (symbol O) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 15.9994.
2. Molecular oxygen (O₂), a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature.
3. (medicine) A mixture of oxygen and other gases, administered to a patient to help him or her to breathe.
4. (countable) An atom of this element.

[edit] Derived terms

dioxygen gox heliox liquid oxygen lox nitrox nox oxo- oxy- oxygen-16 oxygen-17 oxygen-18 oxygen bar oxygen bottle oxygen cylinder oxygen debt

oxygen deficit oxygen demand oxygen depletion oxygen difluoride oxygen fluoride oxygen gas oxygenise, oxygenize oxygen lance oxygenless oxygen mask oxygenous oxygen tent oxygen therapy singlet oxygen tetraoxygen triplet oxygen

[edit] Related terms

• BSCCO
• Entonox
• hydroxy-
• hydroxyl
• oxide
• oxo-, oxo
• oxy-, oxy
• oxygenase
• oxygenate
• oxygenation
• oxylith
• oxytocic
• YBCO

[edit] Translations

[edit] Synonyms

• E948 when used as a packaging gas

[edit] External links

For etymology and more information refer to: http://elements.vanderkrogt.net/elem/o.html (A lot of the translations were taken from that site with permission from the author)

[edit] See also

• ozone