DEOXYGENATE

deoxygenate

(verb) remove oxygen from (water)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

deoxygenate (third-person singular simple present deoxygenates, present participle deoxygenating, simple past and past participle deoxygenated)

(transitive, physiology) To remove dissolved oxygen from (something, such as water or blood).

Source: Wiktionary


De*ox"y*gen*ate, v. t. (Chem.)

Definition: To deoxidize. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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