deoxygenate

[ dee-ok-si-juh-neyt ]

verb (used with object)

, Chemistry.

, de·ox·y·gen·at·ed, de·ox·y·gen·at·ing.

1. to remove oxygen from (a substance, as blood or water).

deoxygenate

/ diːˈɒksɪdʒɪˌneɪt; diːˈɒksɪdʒɪˌnaɪz /

verb

1. tr to remove oxygen from (water, air, etc)

Derived Forms

• deˌoxygenˈation, noun

Other Words From

• de·oxy·gen·ation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of deoxygenate¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; de- + oxygenate