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oxygenator

oxygenator

1 6.9
A thing that adds oxygen to blood and other liquids during surgery or experiments
  • noun
  • /ˌɑksɪˈdʒɛnəˌtər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : oxigenador
  • The environmental scientist recommended an oxygenator for the pond to enhance the water's quality and promote the growth of healthy fish.

Examples

  • The hospital used an oxygenator to ensure that the patient's blood received adequate oxygen during surgery.

  • So the pumps replace the function of your heart, the oxygenator replaces the function of your lungs.

  • In aquariums, an oxygenator helps maintain the right oxygen levels for fish and other aquatic life.

Synonyms

aerator
vsoxygenator
  • Specialized
3 6.6

A device that adds air to water or soil to help plants and fish

adds oxygen directly as a device or substance in technical settings

How Oxygenating

hyperbaric chamber
  • Specialized
4 5.5
oxygenator
  • Specialized
1 6.9
aerator
  • Specialized
3 6.6

Surface Forms

oxygenator singular
oxygenators plural

Morphology

oxygenator = oxygen (transparent) = oxygen + ator

Formed by adding the agentive/instrumental suffix '-ator' to 'oxygen', indicating an instrument or agent that supplies or adds oxygen, which learners can readily infer.

Etymology

Oxygenator comes from oxygen ('the gas we breathe') and the ending -ator ('one that does' or 'a maker'). So an oxygenator is literally something that 'adds' oxygen, which fits its use as a device or substance that increases oxygen in solutions or in the blood.