Meanings
noundeoxygenation (countable and uncountable, plural deoxygenations)
plural deoxygenations
- countableuncountableThe removal of oxygen atoms or molecules from a material.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
- Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
- Proto-Hellenic*génos
- Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
- Frenchoxygène
- Englishoxygen
- Englishoxygenation
- Englishdeoxygenation
From de- + oxygenation.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan desoxigenació
- desoxigenacióthe removal of oxygen
French désoxygénation
- désoxygénationthe removal of oxygen
Indonesian deoksigenasi
- deoksigenasithe removal of oxygen
Italian deossigenazione
- deossigenazionethe removal of oxygen
Spanish desoxigenación
- desoxigenaciónthe removal of oxygen
Cite this entry
APA
deoxygenation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deoxygenation
MLA
“deoxygenation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deoxygenation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deoxygenation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deoxygenation.
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