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oxygenic

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

of, relating to, containing or producing oxygen

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh1- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh1os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygènebor. English oxygen Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English oxygenic From oxygen + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: sauerstoffhaltig — of, relating to, containing or producing oxygen
  • German: sauerstoffbildend — of, relating to, containing or producing oxygen
  • German: Sauerstoff- — of, relating to, containing or producing oxygen
  • Greek: οξυγονικός (oxygonikós) — of, relating to, containing or producing oxygen
  • Italian: ossigenico — of, relating to, containing or producing oxygen
  • Latin: oxygenicus — of, relating to, containing or producing oxygen
  • Polish: tlenowy — of, relating to, containing or producing oxygen
  • Russian: кислоро́дный (kisloródnyj) — of, relating to, containing or producing oxygen