HYPOXIA

hypoxia

(noun) oxygen deficiency causing a very strong drive to correct the deficiency

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hypoxia (countable and uncountable, plural hypoxias)

(pathology) A condition in which tissues (especially the blood) are deprived of an adequate supply of oxygen; anoxia [from 1940s]

A reduced concentration of dissolved oxygen in an aquatic environment.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

28 January 2025

TAD

(noun) a slight amount or degree of difference; “a tad too expensive”; “not a tad of difference”; “the new model is a shade better than the old one”


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Coffee Trivia

The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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