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oxygenless

oxygenless

7.2
Without the part of air that living things need to breathe
  • adjective
  • /ˈɑksɪdʒənləs/
translation icon : sin oxígeno
  • The scientists noted that the oxygenless environment affected the bacteria's growth.

Examples

  • The diver explored the dark, oxygenless depths of the sunken ship.

  • In the oxygenless chamber, the plants wilted and began to die quickly.

  • To knock the ocean into an oxygenless soup devoid of animal life took an enormous surge in volcanic activity lasting thousands of years.

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Synonyms

anaerobic
vsoxygenless
  • Specialized
7 6.5

Not needing oxygen to live or grow

focuses on absence of oxygen itself rather than lack of need
anoxic
vsoxygenless
  • Specialized
2 9.3

Without oxygen so living things cannot breathe

means simply the total absence of oxygen without medical emphasis
airless
vsoxygenless
2 4.7

A place with no air where you cannot breathe

specifies lack of oxygen rather than lack of air
unaerated
vsoxygenless
  • Specialized
9.5

Not mixed with oxygen, often used for liquids like blood

refers more generally to absence of oxygen in any context
unoxygenated
vsoxygenless
  • Specialized
9.1

Blood that does not carry oxygen

is the general absence of oxygen not limited to blood

How Oxygenated

oxygenic
  • Specialized
6.1
oxygenless
7.2
hypoxic
  • Specialized
8 8.1

Surface Forms

oxygenless positive

Morphology

oxygenless = oxygen (transparent) = oxygen + less

The adjective is formed by the productive suffix '-less' meaning 'without' attached to the noun 'oxygen', so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

The word oxygenless combines oxygen, the gas many living things need to breathe, and the ending -less, which means 'without', as in the word careless. So oxygenless means 'without oxygen'.