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—oxygenation, n. —oxygenator, n./ok"si jeuh nayt'/, v.t., oxygenated, oxygenating.to treat, combine, or enrich with oxygen: to oxygenate the blood.[1780-90; OXYGEN + -ATE1]
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Oxygenate — Ox y*gen*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Oxygenated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Oxygenating}.] [Cf. F. oxyg[ e]ner.] (Chem.) To unite, or cause to combine, with oxygen; to treat with oxygen; to oxidize; as, oxygenated water (hydrogen dioxide). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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