anoxic
adjective
an·ox·ic
(ˌ)a-ˈnäk-sik 
1
: of, relating to, or affected with anoxia
2
: greatly deficient in oxygen : oxygenless
anoxic water
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This is known as anoxic storage of terrestrial biomass.
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Tyler Rohr, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2026
He was transported to a hospital near the federal detention center in Philadelphia where he was being treated for an anoxic brain injury, post-cardiac arrest, shock and multiple organ failures on Jan. 7.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2026
Yet deeper in the hole, the team found that the lower anoxic layers are dominated by previously unknown viruses – something that needs more investigation.
—New Atlas, 28 Dec. 2025
The liver came from 21-year-old Bryce Dunlap, who had died from complications of an anoxic brain injury the day before.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 25 Nov. 2025
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Tyler Rohr, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2026
He was transported to a hospital near the federal detention center in Philadelphia where he was being treated for an anoxic brain injury, post-cardiac arrest, shock and multiple organ failures on Jan. 7.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2026
Yet deeper in the hole, the team found that the lower anoxic layers are dominated by previously unknown viruses – something that needs more investigation.
—New Atlas, 28 Dec. 2025
The liver came from 21-year-old Bryce Dunlap, who had died from complications of an anoxic brain injury the day before.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Anoxic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anoxic. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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