hypoxic

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Etymology

From hypoxia +‎ -ic or hyp- +‎ ox- +‎ -ic.

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hypoxic (comparative more hypoxic, superlative most hypoxic)

  1. (medicine) Of, pertaining to, or suffering from hypoxia.
    Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease had left her hypoxic and wheezing.
  2. (underwater diving) Describing a breathing gas mixture that contains less than 21% oxygen.
    Rarely, nitrox mixtures are intentionally hypoxic, under special conditions.
  3. (ecology, especially bodies of water) Exhibiting hypoxia.
    Dead zones are hypoxic areas in the world's oceans and large lakes.

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