Meanings
verbdeoxygenate (third-person singular simple present deoxygenates, present participle deoxygenating, simple past and past participle deoxygenated)
present singular third person deoxygenates · participle present deoxygenating · participle past deoxygenated · past deoxygenated
- transitivemedicineTo remove dissolved oxygen from (something, such as water or blood).
In order to preserve it in the state of protoxide these receipts prescribe various deoxygenating substances to be stirred into the melted glass, such as Smith's clinkers, tartar, soot, rotten wood, and cinnibar.
1847, editorial staff, “Painting on Glass”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 9, page 72
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Englishoxygenate
- Englishdeoxygenate
Translations
Catalan desoxigenar
- desoxigenarto remove oxygen from something
French désoxygéner
- désoxygénerto remove oxygen from something
Italian deossigenare
- deossigenareto remove oxygen from something
Spanish desoxigenar
- desoxigenarto remove oxygen from something
Cite this entry
APA
deoxygenate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deoxygenate
MLA
“deoxygenate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deoxygenate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deoxygenate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deoxygenate.
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