oxygen
The chemical element with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 15.9994The chemical element (symbol O) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 15.9994. It is a colorless and odorless gas. Sometimes called elemental oxygen to distinguish it from molecular oxygen.
» He died from lack of oxygen.
Er starb aus Mangel an Sauerstoff. — Esperantostern
Er starb an Sauerstoffmangel. — Zaghawa
Он умер от недостатка кислорода. — Wezel
Он умер от кислородной недостаточности. — Wezel
Він помер від браку кисня. — deniko
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5 senses(countable, uncountable)The chemical element (symbol O) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 15.9994. It is a colorless and odorless gas. Sometimes called elemental oxygen to distinguish it from molecular oxygen.
Holonyms: dioxygen, O₂, oxygen (loose sense)
By molar fraction, calcium oxide contains equal parts calcium and oxygen.
Sauerstoff, Oxygen, Oxygenium
кислоро́дkisloród
ки́сеньkýsenʹ, оксиге́нoksyhén
(countable, uncountable)Molecular oxygen (O₂), a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature.
Meronym: oxygen (strict sense)
About 21% of the air you breathe is oxygen.
Sauerstoff
ки́сеньkýsenʹ
(countable, uncountable)A mixture of oxygen and other gases, administered to a patient to help them breathe.
(countable)An atom of this element.
Sauerstoffatom
оксиге́нoksyhén
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)A condition or environment in which something can thrive.
Silence is the oxygen of shame.
They hoped to starve the terrorists of the oxygen of publicity.
- 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
Examples
165 sentencesHe died from lack of oxygen.
Він помер від браку кисня. — deniko
ruОн умер от недостатка кислорода. — Wezel
deEr starb aus Mangel an Sauerstoff. — Esperantostern
Tom died from lack of oxygen.
Том помер від браку кисню. — deniko
ruТом умер от недостатка кислорода. — Fin
deTom starb an Sauerstoffmangel. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
You can't burn anything without oxygen.
Без кисню не можна нічого запалити. — deniko
ruБез кислорода ничего не горит. — sharptoothed
deOhne Sauerstoff kannst du nichts verbrennen. — cost
There's no oxygen on the moon.
На Місяці немає кисню. — deniko
ruНа Луне нет кислорода. — Selena777
deAuf dem Mond gibt es keinen Sauerstoff. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
We yawn when we are short of oxygen.
Ми позіхаємо, коли нам не вистачає кисню. — aandrusiak
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French oxygène (originally in the form principe oxygène, a variant of princiBorrowed from French oxygène (originally in the form principe oxygène, a variant of principe oxigine ‘acidifying principle’, suggested by Lavoisier), from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp”) + γένος (génos, “birth”), referring to oxygen's supposed role in the formation of acids. By surface analysis, oxy- + -gen.
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Forms
plural: oxygensSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
72 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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