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oxygenic

oxygenic

6.1
Producing oxygen in chemical reactions or in living things
  • adjective
  • /ˌɑksɪˈdʒɛnɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : oxigénico
  • Cyanobacteria are known for their ability to undergo oxygenic photosynthesis, producing oxygen in the process.
  • oxygenic stress

Examples

  • Furthermore, the oxygenic stress has bactericidal abilities, killing more infective microorganisms.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Then we have the beginning of oxygenic photosynthesis here.

  • Well, we've talked about oxygenic photosynthesis.

  • Ascorbic acid, commonly known as vitamin C, is a non-enzymatic compound that enables plants to resist stresses by reducing oxygenic free radicals that constitute stress.

    Academic text (2014)

  • Also, due to oxygenic stress, the epithelia will be sacrificed, and the sensory non-adrenergic, non-cholinergic fibers, as well as sensory ones, in these conditions can be close to the airway wall surface.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The study focused on how oxygenic microorganisms contribute to the Earth's oxygen levels.

  • Plants and algae are oxygenic organisms that play a crucial role in supplying oxygen to the atmosphere.

Synonyms

oxidative
vsoxygenic
  • Specialized
8 7.3

A change that happens when oxygen reacts with something

refers to processes that produce oxygen rather than just use it

How Oxygenic

oxygenic
  • Specialized
6.1
hypoxic
  • Specialized
8 8.1
anoxic
  • Specialized
2 9.3

Surface Forms

oxygenic positive

Morphology

oxygenic = oxygen (transparent) = oxygen + ic

Formed by the productive adjective-forming suffix '-ic' added to the noun 'oxygen', so the meaning 'relating to or producing oxygen' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Oxygenic comes from oxygen, and the part -gen is the same as in generate and means 'to make' or 'produce', so oxygenic describes something that makes or uses oxygen.