deoxygenate
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de·ox·y·gen·ate

transitive verb \(ˌ)dē-ˈäk-si-jə-ˌnāt, ˌdē-äk-ˈsi-jə-\

Definition of DEOXYGENATE

: 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

First Known Use of DEOXYGENATE

1799

de·ox·y·gen·ate

transitive verb \(ˈ)dē-ˈäk-si-jə-ˌnāt, ˌdē-äk-ˈsij-ə-\   (Medical Dictionary)
de·ox·y·gen·at·edde·ox·y·gen·at·ing

Medical Definition of DEOXYGENATE

: 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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