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, diːˈɒksɪdʒɪˌnaɪz /

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

In VV-ECMO, deoxygenated blood is pumped through a membrane lung and returned to the body via a cannula.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 6, 2024

"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

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 Eggleston, Edward