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deoxygenate

[ dee-ok-si-juh-neyt ]
/ diˈɒk sɪ dʒəˌneɪt /
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verb (used with object), de·ox·y·gen·at·ed, de·ox·y·gen·at·ing.Chemistry.
to remove oxygen from (a substance, as blood or water).
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Origin of deoxygenate

First recorded in 1790–1800; de- + oxygenate

OTHER WORDS FROM deoxygenate

de·ox·y·gen·a·tion, noun

Words nearby deoxygenate

deoxyadenylic acid, deoxycholic acid, deoxycorticosterone, deoxycytidine, deoxycytidylic acid, deoxygenate, deoxygenation, deoxygenize, deoxyguanosine, deoxyguanylic acid, deoxyhemoglobin
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British Dictionary definitions for deoxygenate

deoxygenate

deoxygenize or deoxygenise (diːˈɒksɪdʒɪˌnaɪz)

/ (diːˈɒksɪdʒɪˌneɪt) /
verb
(tr) to remove oxygen from (water, air, etc)

Derived forms of deoxygenate

deoxygenation, noun
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