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oxigénio

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Chemical element (edit)
O
Atomic number 8
oxigénio (Europe)
Alternative names: oxigênio (Brazil)
Classification data
Period 2
Group 16
Block p-block
Class nonmetal
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Portuguese Wikipedia article on Oxigénio

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from French oxygène, from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, sharp, acidic) + γένος (génos, birth, generation).

    Pronunciation

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    • Rhymes: -ɛnju
    • Hyphenation: o‧xi‧gé‧ni‧o

    Noun

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    oxigénio m (plural oxigénios) (European Portuguese spelling)

    1. (uncountable) oxygen
    2. an atom of oxygen
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