deprive+of+oxygen

  • 21deoxidize — To remove oxygen from its chemical combination. * * * de·ox·i·dize or Brit de·ox·i·dise ( )dē äk sə .dīz vt, dized or Brit dised; diz·ing or Brit dis·ing to remove oxygen from de·ox·i·diz·er or Brit de·ox·i·dis·er .dī zər n * * * …

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  • 22deaden — verb (deadened; deadening) Date: 1613 transitive verb 1. to impair in vigor or sensation ; blunt < deadened his enthusiasm > < deadened the pain > 2 …

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  • 23Springhill mining disaster — Mine shed at Springhill, NS The term Springhill mining disaster can refer to any of three separate Canadian mining disasters which occurred in 1891, 1956, and 1958 in different mines within the Springhill coalfield, near the town of Springhill in …

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  • 24breathe — /breedh/, v., breathed /breedhd/, breathing. v.i. 1. to take air, oxygen, etc., into the lungs and expel it; inhale and exhale; respire. 2. (in speech) to control the outgoing breath in producing voice and speech sounds. 3. to pause, as for&#8230; …

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  • 25breathe — [[t]brið[/t]] v. breathed(brētd), breath•ing. 1) phl to take air, oxygen, etc., into the lungs and expel it; inhale and exhale; respire 2) to pause, as for breath; rest 3) to move or blow gently, as air 4) to live; exist 5) to be redolent of 6)&#8230; …

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  • 26Dephlogisticated — Dephlogisticcate De phlo*gis tic*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dephlogisticated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dephlogisticating}.] [Pref. de + phlosticate: cf. F. d[ e]phlogistiguer.] (O. Chem.) To deprive of phlogiston, or the supposed principle of&#8230; …

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  • 27Dephlogisticated air — Dephlogisticcate De phlo*gis tic*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dephlogisticated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dephlogisticating}.] [Pref. de + phlosticate: cf. F. d[ e]phlogistiguer.] (O. Chem.) To deprive of phlogiston, or the supposed principle of&#8230; …

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  • 28Dephlogisticating — Dephlogisticcate De phlo*gis tic*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dephlogisticated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dephlogisticating}.] [Pref. de + phlosticate: cf. F. d[ e]phlogistiguer.] (O. Chem.) To deprive of phlogiston, or the supposed principle of&#8230; …

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  • 29Dephlogistication — Dephlogisticcate De phlo*gis tic*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dephlogisticated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dephlogisticating}.] [Pref. de + phlosticate: cf. F. d[ e]phlogistiguer.] (O. Chem.) To deprive of phlogiston, or the supposed principle of&#8230; …

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  • 30Dephlogisticcate — De phlo*gis tic*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dephlogisticated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dephlogisticating}.] [Pref. de + phlosticate: cf. F. d[ e]phlogistiguer.] (O. Chem.) To deprive of phlogiston, or the supposed principle of inflammability. Priestley.&#8230; …

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