oxígeno

See also: oxigeno and oxigenó

Spanish

Chemical element
O
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Etymology

Borrowed from French oxygène, from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp”) + γένος (génos, “birth”), referring to oxygen's role in the formation of acids.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oɡˈsixeno/ [oɣ̞ˈsi.xe.no]

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• Rhymes: -ixeno
• Syllabification: o‧xí‧ge‧no

Noun

oxígeno m (plural oxígenos)

1. oxygen

Derived terms

• balón de oxígeno
• oxigenar

 

Further reading

• “oxígeno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16
• oxígeno on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es