oxygène
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See also: oxygéné
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp”) + γένος (génos, “birth”), referring to oxygen's role in the formation of acids.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
oxygène m (uncountable)
Verb[edit]
oxygène
- inflection of oxygéner:
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → English: oxygen
- → German: Sauerstoff (calque)
- → Polish: kwasoród (calque)
- → Turkish: oksijen
Further reading[edit]
- “oxygène”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.