HOW TO PRONOUNCE
oxygen
/ˈɑksədʒən/
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Stress OX.
Keep k and s connected. The g sounds like j, followed by a light vowel and n.
3 syllables · Stress on syllable 1
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“The diagram labels the oxygen supply.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does oxygen mean?
noun
- The chemical element (symbol O) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 15.9994. It is a colorless and odorless gas. Sometimes called elemental oxygen to distinguish it from molecular oxygen.
- Molecular oxygen (O₂), a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature.
- A mixture of oxygen and other gases, administered to a patient to help them breathe.
More meanings (2)
noun
- An atom of this element.
- (figuratively) A condition or environment in which something can thrive.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈɑksədʒən/
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The invigorating influences of this excess of oxygen upon the Martians indisputably did much to counterbalance the increased weight of their bodies.
It was afterwards, by the French nomenclaturists, termed oxygenated muriatic acid, conceiving it to be a compound of oxygen and muriatic acid.
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Among these, not considering oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen and carbon dioxide, there are the salts of calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron, sulphur and phosphorus.
A third is consumed in uniting with the substance which it oxidizes, while two-thirds are changed into oxygen, as in Experiment 79.
To increase the amount of oxygen and ozone in the system and thereby to promote the oxidation and combustion of effete matter.