: a deficiency of oxygen reaching the tissues of the body
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Hunt’s execution would be the fifth by nitrogen hypoxia in the state and the second execution by nitrogen hypoxia this year, according to a spokesperson for Gov. Kay Ivey’s office.—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 9 June 2025 As states that still practice capital punishment faced difficulties obtaining drugs for lethal injections, nitrogen hypoxia was developed as a workaround to the primary method used around the country.—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 9 June 2025 The tarantulas were subjected to a hypoxia test, which researchers often perform to assess a species’ adaptations to low-oxygen environments like caves.—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 9 June 2025 On Tuesday, he is expected to be executed via nitrogen hypoxia.—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for hypoxia
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