deoxygenate

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/diːˈɒksɪdʒɪˌneɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dē ok′si jə nāt′)

Inflections of 'deoxygenate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
deoxygenates
v 3rd person singular
deoxygenating
v pres p
deoxygenated
v past
deoxygenated
v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
de•ox•y•gen•ate  (dē ok′si jə nāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -at•ed, -at•ing. [Chem.]
  1. Chemistryto remove oxygen from (a substance, as blood or water).
  • de- + oxygenate 1790–1800
de•ox′y•gen•a′tion, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
deoxygenate /diːˈɒksɪdʒɪˌneɪt/, deoxygenize, deoxygenise /diːˈɒksɪdʒɪˌnaɪz/ vb
  1. (transitive) to remove oxygen from (water, air, etc)
deˌoxygenˈation n
'deoxygenate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
deoxidize - deoxygenize

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