oxigénio

See also: oxigênio

Portuguese

Chemical element
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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French oxygène, from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp, acidic”) + γένος (génos, “birth, generation”), referring to oxygen's role in the formation of acids.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: o‧xi‧gé‧ni‧o

Noun

oxigénio m (plural oxigénios) (European Portuguese spelling)

  1. (chemistry, uncountable) oxygen
  2. an atom of oxygen
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