Etymology

monooxygenation

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Today it means: The incorporation of a single atom of molecular oxygen into a substrate, the other atom being reduced to water Full definition →

English oxygenation ← Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)
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  1. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  2. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  3. Englishmono-
  4. Englishoxygenation
  5. English todaymonooxygenation

From mono- + oxygenation.

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