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  • Derivatives : adj  oxygenous ; adj  oxygenic
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

oxygen ['ɔksɪʤən]
  1. 1. noun [u] 氧气

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

oxygen [ˈɒksɪʤən]
  1. 1. n.[u] [Chemistry] 氧,氧气

Collins English-English Dictionary

oxygen ['ɒksɪʤən]
  1. 1. n a colourless odourless highly reactive gaseous element: the most abundant element in the earth's crust (49.2 per cent). It is essential for aerobic respiration and almost all combustion and is widely used in industry. Symbol: O; atomic no: 8; atomic wt: 15.9994; valency: 2; density: 1.429 kg/m3; melting pt: --218.79°C; boiling pt: --182.97°C
  2. 2. n (as modifier)
    an oxygen mask

Examples

free oxygen
游离氧
The melting point of solid oxygen, is -218.4° C.
固态氧的熔点是-218.4℃。
An H2O atom can be split into hydrogen and oxygen.
水原子可分解为氢和氧。
Oxygen enters into many compound bodies.
氧是许多化合物的组成部分。
At this height, a climber can peg out from lack of oxygen.
在这样的海拔,登山运动员可能因缺氧而死亡。

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