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
1Other words from oxygenate
- ox·y·gen·a·tion, noun
- ox·y·gen·a·tor, noun
- an·ti·ox·y·gen·at·ing, adjective
- an·ti·ox·y·gen·a·tion, noun
- an·ti·ox·y·gen·a·tor, noun
- hy·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, noun
- non·ox·y·gen·at·ed, adjective
- su·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, noun
- un·ox·y·gen·at·ed, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for oxygenate
oxygenate
oxygenize or oxygenise
/ (ˈɒksɪdʒɪˌneɪt) /
verb
to enrich or be enriched with oxygen: to oxygenate blood
Derived forms of oxygenate
- oxygenation, noun
- oxygenizer or oxygeniser, noun
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Scientific definitions for oxygenate
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.
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