oxygen in Dutch
oxygen in Dutch is zuurstof, zuurstofatoom — oxygen means a colourless, odourless gas that makes up about a fifth of the air and is essential for humans and animals to breathe.
oxygen in Dutch
zuurstof
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.
zuurstofatoom
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.
zuurstof
Molecular oxygen (O2), a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature, also called dioxygen.
What does "oxygen" mean?
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noun A colourless, odourless gas that makes up about a fifth of the air and is essential for humans and animals to breathe.
"Plants release oxygen into the atmosphere during photosynthesis."
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noun Figuratively, the conditions that let something grow or survive.
"Media attention gave the campaign the oxygen it needed to spread."
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oxygen in a sentence
- Plants release oxygen into the atmosphere during photosynthesis.
- The climbers carried tanks of oxygen for the final ascent.
- Media attention gave the campaign the oxygen it needed to spread.
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What is "oxygen" in Dutch?
"oxygen" in Dutch is zuurstof, zuurstofatoom. oxygen means: A colourless, odourless gas that makes up about a fifth of the air and is essential for humans and animals to breathe.
How do you use "oxygen" in a sentence?
Example: "Plants release oxygen into the atmosphere during photosynthesis." In Dutch, "oxygen" is zuurstof, zuurstofatoom.
Are there other ways to say "oxygen" in Dutch?
Yes — Dutch has 2 translations listed for "oxygen": zuurstof, zuurstofatoom.
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