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oxygen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • oxygen noun A colourless, odourless gas that makes up about a fifth of the air and is essential for humans and animals to breathe.

Senses

oxygen is used for these senses in English:

  • oxygen 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.

oxygen — full definition

  1. noun A colourless, odourless gas that makes up about a fifth of the air and is essential for humans and animals to breathe.
  2. noun Figuratively, the conditions that let something grow or survive.

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