oxígeno

See also: oxigeno and oxigenó

Spanish

Chemical element
O
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Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French oxygène, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp”) + γένος (génos, “birth”), referring to oxygen's role in the formation of acids.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oɡˈsixeno/ [oɣ̞ˈsi.xe.no]

Noun

oxígeno m (plural oxígenos)

1. oxygen

Derived terms

• oxigenar

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001
• oxígeno on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es