oxygenless

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adjective

lacking oxygen

OriginProto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English oxygen →
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Meanings

adjectiveoxygenless (comparative more oxygenless, superlative most oxygenless)

comparative more oxygenless · superlative most oxygenless

  1. lacking oxygen
  2. not assisted with oxygen

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  5. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  6. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  7. Frenchoxygène
  8. Englishoxygen
  9. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  11. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  12. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  13. Englishoxygenless

From oxygen + -less.

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Translations

Finnish hapeton
  • hapetonLacking oxygen
German sauerstofffrei
  • sauerstofffreiLacking oxygen
Polish beztlenowy
  • beztlenowyLacking oxygen
Russian бескислоро́дный
  • бескислоро́дный (beskisloródnyj)Lacking oxygen
Cite this entry
APA

oxygenless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxygenless

MLA

“oxygenless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxygenless. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oxygenless,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxygenless.

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