Masculine

oxigénio

Meaning

  1. (masculine, uncountable) oxygen
  2. (masculine) an atom of oxygen

Concepts

atomic number 8

Synonyms

Oxigênio

Oxigenio

Oxígênio

Frequency

B2
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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