oxygenize

English

Alternative forms

• oxygenise

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.?

Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús)

Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os

Proto-Hellenic *génos

Ancient Greek γένος (génos)

French oxygènebor.

English oxygen

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Late Latin -izōder.

Middle French -iserbor.

Middle English -isen

English -ize

English oxygenize

From oxygen + -ize.

Verb

oxygenize (third-person singular simple present oxygenizes, present participle oxygenizing, simple past and past participle oxygenized)

1. To oxidize.
2. To oxygenate.

Derived terms

• deoxygenize
• oxygenizement
• reoxygenize
• unoxygenized

Related terms

• oxygenizable
• oxygenizer