l'

masculine

/ɔk.si.ʒɛn/

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Translation

oxygen

Word origin

Coined by Lavoisier in the 1780s from Greek oxys ('sharp, acid') and the root of gennan ('to produce'), on the mistaken belief that the gas was present in every acid.

Origin: Greek
Root: oxys + gennan
English cognates: oxygen

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Examples

The patient needs oxygen.

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Green plants give off oxygen.

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There is not enough oxygen high up the mountain.

The firefighters were wearing oxygen masks.

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Without oxygen, a fire cannot burn.

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This word is part of lesson 49.