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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Records from the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner's office listed his official causes of death as sequelae of anoxic brain injury and hanging.
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Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
The cause of death was listed as sequelae of anoxic brain injury, which occurs when oxygen is cut off completely from the brain.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2026
Of special concern to the duo is the sea’s anoxic zone, where, despite the absence of oxygen, organisms can lie dormant until conditions support their ecological resurrection.
—Polly Watson, Artforum, 23 Feb. 2026
This is known as anoxic storage of terrestrial biomass.
—Tyler Rohr, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2026
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Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
The cause of death was listed as sequelae of anoxic brain injury, which occurs when oxygen is cut off completely from the brain.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2026
Of special concern to the duo is the sea’s anoxic zone, where, despite the absence of oxygen, organisms can lie dormant until conditions support their ecological resurrection.
—Polly Watson, Artforum, 23 Feb. 2026
This is known as anoxic storage of terrestrial biomass.
—Tyler Rohr, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Anoxic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anoxic. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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