Oxygenate
11Oxygenate — a term used in the petroleum industry to denote octane components containing hydrogen, carbon and oxygen in their molecular structure. Includes ethers such as MTBE and ETBE and alcohols such as ethanol or methanol. The oxygenate is a prime… …
12oxygenate — ox•y•gen•ate [[t]ˈɒk sɪ dʒəˌneɪt[/t]] v. t. at•ed, at•ing chem. to treat, combine, or enrich with oxygen: to oxygenate the blood[/ex] • Etymology: 1780–90 ox y•gen•a′tion, n. ox′y•gen•a tor, n …
13oxygenate — I. transitive verb ( ated; ating) Date: 1788 to impregnate, combine, or supply (as blood) with oxygen • oxygenation noun II. noun Date: 1975 an oxygen containing substance (as ethanol) used especially in gasoline to promote more complete… …
14oxygenate — verb To treat or infuse with oxygen After we oxygenated the river, the fish returned …
15oxygenate — Synonyms and related words: aerate, aerify, air, air out, air condition, air cool, airify, atomize, carbonate, chlorinate, cross ventilate, distill, emit, etherify, etherize, evaporate, exhale, fan, fluidize, fractionate, freshen, fume, fumigate …
16oxygenate — ox|y|gen|ate [ˈɔksıdʒəneıt US ˈa:k ] v [T] technical to add oxygen to something >oxygenation [ˌɔksıdʒəˈneıʃən US ˌa:k ] n [U] …
17oxygenate — ox|y|gen|ate [ aksıdʒə,neıt ] verb transitive SCIENCE to put oxygen into something ╾ ox|y|gen|a|tion [ ,aksıdʒə neıʃn ] noun uncount …
18oxygenate — ox·y·gen·ate || É‘k sɪdÊ’É™neɪt /É’k v. combine or infuse with oxygen (often about fuel in order to make it burn more efficiently) …
19oxygenate — [ ɒksɪdʒəneɪt, ɒk sɪdʒ ] verb supply, treat, charge, or enrich with oxygen. Derivatives oxygenated adjective oxygenation noun …
20oxygenate — v. a. Oxygenize, unite or impregnate with oxygen …
