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Definition of Oxygenate
1. Verb. Impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen. "Oxygenate blood"
Generic synonyms: Process, Treat
Derivative terms: Aeration, Oxygen, Oxygenation, Oxygen
Definition of Oxygenate
1. v. t. To unite, or cause to combine, with oxygen; to treat with oxygen; to oxidize; as, oxygenated water (hydrogen dioxide).
Definition of Oxygenate
1. Verb. (transitive) To treat or infuse with oxygen ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Oxygenate
1. [v -ATED, -ATING, -ATES]
Medical Definition of Oxygenate
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Oxygenate
Literary usage of Oxygenate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Monograph of the British Fossil Crustacea, Belonging to the Order Merostomata by Henry Woodward (1878)
"... by their upper end, whilst their lateral and lower rounded leaf-like borders
were freely bathed in the fluid medium in order to oxygenate the blood. ..."
2. The royal phraseological English-French, French-English dictionary by John Charles Tarver (1853)
"1ère corn., to oxygenate. OYANT, E, part. рте». d'Ouïr, hearing. ... oxygenate ..."
3. Interagency Assessment of Oxygenated Fuelsedited by John H. Gibbons edited by John H. Gibbons (1999)
"These results can be summarized as follows: The HC emissions generally decrease
with added fuel oxygenate. The NOX emissions increase with fuel oxygenate. ..."