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ox·y·gen
 oxygen
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noun |
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a chemical element that has eight protons in each nucleus and that occurs in pure form, as a colorless, odorless gas essential to the respiration of living things, or in important compounds such as water, carbohydrates, and oxide minerals. (symbol: O)
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adjective + (n.)oxygen
adequate,
arterial,
atmospheric,
atomic,
biochemical,
biological,
bottled,
chemical,
conventional,
dissolved,
efficient,
extra,
inspired,
ionized,
liquid,
low,
maximal,
maximum,
molecular,
partial,
portable,
pure,
reactive,
sufficient,
supplemental,
vital
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verb + (n.)oxygen
absorb,
administer,
breathe,
carry,
combine,
consume,
contain,
damage,
decompose,
decrease,
deliver,
deplete,
deprive,
dissolve,
extract,
feed,
hook,
increase,
inhale,
measure,
mix,
monitor,
process,
produce,
pump,
react,
release,
starve,
suck,
supply,
transport
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(n.)oxygen
+ verb
bind, burn, convert, flow, form, generate, isotope, store
noun + (n.)oxygen
abundance,
amount,
blood,
breathing,
cabin,
carbon,
cell,
circulation,
emission,
flow,
fraction,
gas,
helmet,
hemoglobin,
hydrogen,
lack,
measurement,
minute,
moisture,
nitrogen,
pump,
ratio,
soil,
sulfur,
sunlight,
temperature,
transport,
wheelchair
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oxygenic (adj.), oxygenous (adj.), oxygenicity (n.) |
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air, blood, breathe, cell, ecosystem, element, health, leaf, life, life cycle, respiration, tree, water |
The word oxygen
contains the following part:
gen, gener
Latin and Greek
root
that means birth, origin, race, kind
  Example words:
abiogenesis, acrogen, androgen, anthropogenesis, congenital, degenerate, disingenuous, eugenics, gender, gene, genealogy, general, generalization, generate, generation, generator, generatrix, generic, generous, genesis, genetic, genius, genocide, genteel, gentleman, gentry, genuine, hydrogen, indigenous, ingenious, ontogeny, oxygen, polygenism, progeny
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