OXYGENISE

oxygenate, oxygenize, oxygenise, aerate

(verb) impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen; “oxygenate blood”

oxygenize, oxygenise

(verb) dehydrogenate with oxygen

oxygenize, oxygenise

(verb) change (a compound) by increasing the proportion of the electronegative part; or change (an element or ion) from a lower to a higher positive valence: remove one or more electrons from (an atom, ion, or molecule)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

oxygenise (third-person singular simple present oxygenises, present participle oxygenising, simple past and past participle oxygenised)

Alternative spelling of oxygenize

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

11 June 2025

LIGHT

(adjective) having relatively few calories; “diet cola”; “light (or lite) beer”; “lite (or light) mayonnaise”; “a low-cal diet”


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Coffee Trivia

You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.

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