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[ˈɒksɪdʒ(ə)n], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a colourless, odourless reactive gas, the chemical element of atomic number 8 and the life-supporting component of the air
(e.g: if breathing stops, there is no oxygen getting to the brain and the cells begin to die)
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Origin
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late 18th century: from French (principe) oxygène ‘acidifying constituent’ (because at first it was held to be the essential component in the formation of acids)
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