deoxygenate

American  

[dee-ok-si-juh-neyt] / diˈɒk sɪ dʒəˌneɪt /

verb (used with object)

Chemistry.

deoxygenated, deoxygenating

1. to remove oxygen from (a substance, as blood or water).

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deoxygenate British  

/ diːˈɒksɪdʒɪˌneɪt /

verb

1. (tr) to remove oxygen from (water, air, etc)

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Other Word Forms

• deoxygenation
  noun

Etymology

Origin of deoxygenate

First recorded in 1790–1800; de- + oxygenate

Example Sentences

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deoxygenate deoxygenated

Salmon farmers sometimes inadvertently overfeed their stock, and the uneaten feed promotes the growth of algal blooms that deoxygenate the water as they decompose.

From Scientific American ● May 7, 2022

"The right ventricle pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs, so it doesn't have to pump as hard," Roche notes.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 8, 2023

In contrast, fMRI focuses on blood flow in arteries and veins and can vividly distinguish oxygenated hemoglobin funneling into working areas of the brain from deoxygenated hemoglobin in less active areas.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2023

This sends some of the deoxygenated blood straight to the lungs, which means the right ventricle has a third less work to do because it doesn't need to pump that blood.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2023

More than 1 million mostly older Americans have seriously leaking tricuspids, a valve on the right side of the heart that lets deoxygenated blood flow between the right atrium and the right ventricle.

From New York Times ● Mar. 4, 2023

No qualms of magnanimity disturbed this deoxygenated man.

From The Faith Doctor A Story of New York by Edward Eggleston