deoxygenate

verb de·ox·y·gen·ate \(ˌ)dē-ˈäk-si-jə-ˌnāt, ˌdē-äk-ˈsi-jə-\

Definition of DEOXYGENATE

transitive verb

: to remove especially molecular oxygen from <deoxygenates the lake water>

— de·ox·y·gen·ation \(ˌ)dē-ˌäk-si-jə-ˈnā-shən, ˌdē-äk-ˌsi-jə-\ noun

1799

Medical Dictionary

transitive verb de·ox·y·gen·ate \(ˈ)dē-ˈäk-si-jə-ˌnāt, ˌdē-äk-ˈsij-ə-\

de·ox·y·gen·at·edde·ox·y·gen·at·ing

: to remove oxygen from

—de·ox·y·gen·ation \(ˌ)dē-ˌäk-si-jə-ˈnā-shən, ˌdē-äk-ˌsij-ə-\ noun

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