oxygenate

[ ok-si-juh-neyt ]
/ ˈɒk sɪ dʒəˌneɪt /

verb (used with object), ox·y·gen·at·ed, ox·y·gen·at·ing.

to treat, combine, or enrich with oxygen: to oxygenate the blood.

Origin of oxygenate

First recorded in 1780–90; oxygen + -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM oxygenate

Words nearby oxygenate

oxygen tent, oxygen toxicity, oxygen weed, oxygen-deprivation theory of narcosis, oxygenase, oxygenate, oxygenated hemoglobin, oxygenation, oxygenator, oxygenize, oxygeusia

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British Dictionary definitions for oxygenation

oxygenate

oxygenize or oxygenise

/ (ˈɒksɪdʒɪˌneɪt) /

verb

to enrich or be enriched with oxygen to oxygenate blood

Derived forms of oxygenate

oxygenation, noun oxygenizer or oxygeniser, noun

Medical definitions for oxygenation (1 of 2)

oxygenation
[ ŏk′sĭ-jə-nā′shən ]

n.

The addition of oxygen to a chemical substance or physical system.

Medical definitions for oxygenation (2 of 2)

oxygenate
[ ŏk′sĭ-jə-nāt′ ]

v.

To treat, combine, or infuse with oxygen.

Scientific definitions for oxygenation

oxygenate
[ ŏk′sĭ-jə-nāt′ ]

To combine or mix with oxygen, as in a physical, chemical, or biological system. Blood is oxygenated in the lungs.