oxygène

See also: oxygéné

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp”) + γένος (génos, “birth”), referring to oxygen's role in the formation of acids.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔk.si.ʒɛn/

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Noun

oxygène m (uncountable)

1. oxygen

Verb

oxygène

1. first-person singular present indicative of oxygéner
2. third-person singular present indicative of oxygéner
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of oxygéner
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of oxygéner
5. second-person singular imperative of oxygéner

Derived terms

• antioxygène

Further reading

• “oxygène” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).