oxygenate

[ ok-si-juh-neyt ]

/ ˈɒk sɪ dʒəˌneɪt /

verb (used with object), ox·y·gen·at·ed, ox·y·gen·at·ing.

to treat, combine, or enrich with oxygen: to oxygenate the blood.

Words nearby oxygenate

oxygen tent, oxygen toxicity, oxygen weed, oxygen-deprivation theory of narcosis, oxygenase, oxygenate, oxygenated hemoglobin, oxygenation, oxygenator, oxygenize, oxygeusia

Origin of oxygenate

First recorded in 1780–90; oxygen + -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM oxygenate

ox·y·gen·a·tion, nounox·y·gen·a·tor, nounan·ti·ox·y·gen·at·ing, adjectivean·ti·ox·y·gen·a·tion, noun

an·ti·ox·y·gen·a·tor, nounhy·per·ox·y·gen·ate, verb (used with object), hy·per·ox·y·gen·at·ed, hy·per·ox·y·gen·at·ing.hy·per·ox·y·gen·a·tion, nounnon·ox·y·gen·at·ed, adjectivesu·per·ox·y·gen·ate, verb (used with object), su·per·ox·y·gen·at·ed, su·per·ox·y·gen·at·ing.su·per·ox·y·gen·a·tion, nounun·ox·y·gen·at·ed, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for hyperoxygenate

oxygenate

oxygenize or oxygenise

/ (ˈɒksɪdʒɪˌneɪt) /

verb

to enrich or be enriched with oxygento oxygenate blood

Derived forms of oxygenate

oxygenation, nounoxygenizer or oxygeniser, noun

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Medicine definitions for hyperoxygenate

oxygenate

[ ŏk′sĭ-jə-nāt′ ]

v.

To treat, combine, or infuse with oxygen.

Science definitions for hyperoxygenate

oxygenate

[ ŏk′sĭ-jə-nāt′ ]

To combine or mix with oxygen, as in a physical, chemical, or biological system. Blood is oxygenated in the lungs.