hypoxic

English

Adjective

hypoxic (comparative more hypoxic, superlative most hypoxic)

1. (pathology) Of, pertaining to, or suffering from hypoxia.
2. Describing a breathing gas mixture that contains less than 21% oxygen.

   Dead zones are hypoxic areas in the world's oceans and large lakes.

Coordinate terms

• anoxic
• dysoxic
• normoxic
• hyperoxic

Translations

pertaining to hypoxia

• Dutch: hypoxisch
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Spanish: hipóxico

Further reading

• “hypoxic”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.