unaerated

9.5

Not mixed with oxygen, often used for liquids like blood

adjective
/ˌʌnˈɛəreɪtɪd/

Specialized

: no aerado

The blood sample remained unaerated and showed signs of oxygen deprivation.

Examples

Contamination can occur if the water remains unaerated for too long.
After being stored improperly, the liquid was found to be unaerated and unsuitable for use.
Materials are placed in an unaerated static pile for six months, where preliminary breakdown occurs, reducing odors in the subsequent turned windrow phase, Madole says.

Academic text (1995)
If the second composting phase uses aerated windrows, with unaerated windrow curing (Alternative 1), the cost is $42/ton.

Academic text (1995)

Synonyms

unoxidized

vsunaerated

Specialized

1 7.5

Not combined with oxygen, so not rusted

focuses on lacking mixed oxygen in a liquid not chemical combination

oxygenless

vsunaerated

1 7.2

Without the part of air that living things need to breathe

applies to liquids missing mixed oxygen not total absence

unoxygenated

vsunaerated

Specialized

9.1

Blood that does not carry oxygen

means the liquid lacks oxygen mixed into it rather than being carried

Antonyms

aerated

1 4.6

A liquid with air bubbles that help clean it

How Oxygenated

aerated

1 4.6

unaerated

Specialized

9.5

Surface Forms

unaerated positive

Morphology

unaerated = aerated (semi-transparent) = un + aer + ate + ed

Adding 'un-' to 'aerated' straightforwardly gives the meaning 'not aerated'.

Etymology

Unaerated is made from un- 'not' and aerate, which comes from a root meaning 'air'. So unaerated means 'not given air', which is why an unaerated liquid lacks oxygen.