unaerated
- adjective
- /ˌʌnˈɛəreɪtɪd/
- Specialized
- The blood sample remained unaerated and showed signs of oxygen deprivation.
Examples
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Contamination can occur if the water remains unaerated for too long.
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After being stored improperly, the liquid was found to be unaerated and unsuitable for use.
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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
Not combined with oxygen, so not rusted
Blood that does not carry oxygen
Without the part of air that living things need to breathe
Antonyms
How Oxygenated
- Specialized
Surface Forms
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.