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English word oxygen comes from Ancient Greek (to 1453) γένος, Ancient Greek (to 1453) γεννάω, Ancient Greek (to 1453) ὀξαλίς, Latin oxygenium ((New Latin) oxygen.)
γένος (Ancient Greek)
γεννάω (Ancient Greek)
ὀξαλίς (Ancient Greek)
oxygenium (Latin)
(New Latin) oxygen.
oxygène (French)
Oxygen.
oxygen (English)
(countable) An atom of this element.. (medicine) A mixture of oxygen and other gases, administered to a patient to help him or her to breathe.. A chemical element (symbol O) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 15.9994.. Molecular oxygen (O2), a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature.