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Meaning 1
Synonym of Great Oxygenation Event.
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Great Oxygenation Event
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
oxygen catastrophe
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noun
Meaning 2
An event during the oxygenation event of Earth's past, where the level of free oxygen in the environment exceeds the tolerance levels of most extant anaerobic life.
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Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: oxygen crisis, oxygen holocaust, oxygenation crisis, oxygenation holocaust, oxygenation catastrophe
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: oxygenation event
noun
Meaning 3
Such an event that theoretically occurs elsewhere, away from Earth.
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Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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History
Etymology
From oxygen + catastrophe. From the accumulation of atmospheric oxygen, which was toxic to the anaerobic organisms existing at the time. This process led to a widespread extinction of those life forms.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: catastrophe de l'oxygène — generic event
- French: crise de l'oxygène — generic event
- Polish: katastrofa tlenowa — generic event
- Chinese Mandarin: 大氧化事件 (Dà Yǎnghuà Shìjiàn) — specific event in Earth's past
- French: Catastrophe de l'oxygène — specific event in Earth's past
- French: Crise de l'oxygène — specific event in Earth's past
- French: Grande oxydation — specific event in Earth's past
- French: Grande Oxydation — specific event in Earth's past
- French: Grande oxygénation — specific event in Earth's past
- French: Grande Oxygénation — specific event in Earth's past
- Polish: katastrofa tlenowa — specific event in Earth's past