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1. (n.) oxygen
a colorless, odorless, gaseous element constituting about one-fifth of the volume of the atmosphere and present in a combined state in nature. Symbol: O; at. wt.: 15.9994; at. no.: 8; density: 1.4290 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
Etymology: (1780–90; < F oxygène (1786), short for
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1. (noun) oxygen, O, atomic number 8
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
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1. (noun) oxygen
a chemical element found in air that is necessary for breathing
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. OXYGEN
a colourless, inodorous gas which constitutes one-fifth in volume of the atmosphere, and which, in combination with hydrogen, forms water. It is the most widely diffused of all the elementary bodies, and an essential support to everything possessed of life.
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. OXYGEN
An element with atomic symbol O, atomic number 8, and atomic weight 16. It is the most abundant element on earth and essential for respiration.
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Sense: an element, a gas without taste, colour or smell, forming part of the air
He died from lack of oxygen.
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 Afrikaans: suurstof |
 Arabic: أوكسجين |
 Bulgarian: кислород |
 Brazilian: oxigênio |
 Czech: kyslík |
 German: der Sauerstoff |
 Danish: ilt; oxygen |
 Greek: οξυγόνο |
 Spanish: oxígeno |
 Estonian: hapnik |
 Farsi: اکسیژن |
 Finnish: happi |
 French: oxygène |
 Hebrew: חַמצָן |
 Hindi: आक्सीजन |
 Croatian: kisik |
 Hungarian: oxigén |
 Indonesian: oksigen |
 Icelandic: súrefni |
 Italian: ossigeno |
 Japanese: 酸素 |
 Korean: 산소 |
 Lithuanian: deguonis |
 Latvian: skābeklis |
 Malay: oksigen |
 Dutch: zuurstof |
 Norwegian: surstoff, oksygen |
 Polish: tlen |
 Persian: اکسیژن |
 Pashto: اوكسيجن |
 Portuguese: oxigénio |
 Romanian: oxigen |
 Russian: кислород |
 Slovak: kyslík |
 Slovenian: kisik |
 Serbian: kiseonik |
 Swedish: syre |
 Thai: ก๊าซออกซิเจน |
 Turkish: oksijen |
 Taiwanese: 氧 |
 Ukrainian: кисень |
 Urdu: آکسيجن، ايک قسم کي گيس |
 Vietnamese: khí oxy |
 Chinese: 氧 |
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