anoxic
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9.3
- adjective
- /əˈnɑksɪk/
- Specialized
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anóxico
- Large areas of bare soil several meters in diameter appeared as grass disappeared and anoxic conditions developed in the soil beneath the crust.
- anoxic conditions
- anoxic sediments
- anoxic water
So you've got this plume of anoxic soil volume and it kills the roots.
- So you've got this plume of anoxic soil volume and it kills the roots.
Examples
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When it's captured in the recirculation tank, it becomes anoxic (low in dissolved oxygen).
Academic text (2001) -
Second, she was jolted out of her anoxic state causing her to draw her first breath in 2 minutes.
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Because of the lack of oxygen to his brain, Christian experienced an anoxic brain injury.
Blog text (13) -
No, the Black Sea's anoxic at depth.
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Sometimes these zones are anoxic, with no oxygen.
Academic text (2006) -
The system design must allow the air to be cycled on and off or have an anoxic zone so that denitrification can take place.
Academic text (1998) -
During the anoxic cycle, bacteria can break down nitrates in the wastewater.
Academic text (2001) -
Giant sulfur bacteria were found in anoxic sediments in the eastern South Pacific Ocean in 2004.
Academic text (2010) -
The resultant decline in water quality and widespread fish kills due to the turnover of anoxic water damaged culture yields.
Academic text (2009) -
In an anoxic environment, fish and other marine life cannot survive due to the lack of oxygen.
Synonyms
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8.1
Having less oxygen than normal in the body or a part of it
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6.5
Not needing oxygen to live or grow
Without the part of air that living things need to breathe
Blood that does not carry oxygen
Having very low oxygen in the blood
Compounds
- Specialized
Not enough oxygen in the blood because the lungs cannot put oxygen into the blood
How Oxygenated
Surface Forms
Morphology
anoxic = oxic (transparent) = an + oxic
The prefix 'an-' clearly indicates 'without', and combined with 'oxic', it means 'without oxygen'.
Etymology
The word anoxic comes from the prefix an- meaning 'not' and the oxic part from oxygen, so it literally means 'without oxygen'. That's why anoxic is used for places or tissues that have no or very little oxygen.