oxygenate

[ok-si-juh-neyt]

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.

Origin of oxygenate

First recorded in 1780–90; oxygen + -ate¹

Related formsox·y·gen·a·tion, nounox·y·gen·a·tor, nounan·ti·ox·y·gen·at·ing, adjectivean·ti·ox·y·gen·a·tion, nounan·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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Examples from the Web for oxygenator

Historical Examples of oxygenator

Sciatica: Leg packs, oxygenator baths, half radium and salt baths, followed by massage.
Valere Aude
Louis Dechmann

British Dictionary definitions for oxygenator

oxygenator

noun

an apparatus that oxygenates the blood, esp while a patient is undergoing an operation

oxygenate

oxygenize or oxygenise

verb

to enrich or be enriched with oxygento oxygenate blood

Derived Formsoxygenation, nounoxygenizer or oxygeniser, noun

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oxygenator in Medicine

oxygenate

[ŏk′sĭ-jə-nāt′]

v.

To treat, combine, or infuse with oxygen.

oxygenator in Science

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.