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oxygenation

American  
[ahk-si-juhn-ay-shuhn] / ˌɑk sɪ dʒənˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. the act or process of treating, combining, or enriching something with oxygen.


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These participants also experienced increases in diastolic blood pressure, reductions in shear rate and blood flow, and lower leg muscle oxygenation.

From Science Daily • Nov. 25, 2025

This loss may have led to increased oxygenation of the atmosphere and surface ocean, enabling more advanced life forms to emerge.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2024

Ultimately, they were able to determine the reaction conditions that favored this oxygenation or "lactonization" over the dehydrogenation.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2024

The information measured by fMRI machines — blood oxygenation levels, which indicate where blood is flowing in the brain — can also be measured with another technology, functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy, or fNIRS.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2024

Afterwards, to insure the complete oxygenation of the metal, add more nitric acid, and evaporate to dryness, repeating this operation so long as red fumes of nitrous gas are produced.

From Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries by Lavoisier, Antoine