Masculine
oxigénio
Meaning
- (masculine, uncountable) oxygen
- (masculine) an atom of oxygen
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɔ.ksiˈʒɛ.nju/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from French oxygène, from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp, acidic”) + γένος (génos, “birth, generation”), referring to oxygen's role in the formation of acids.
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