oxygène

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See also: oxygéné

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔk.si.ʒɛn/
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Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp”) + γένος (génos, “birth”), referring to oxygen's role in the formation of acids.

Noun

oxygène m (uncountable)

  1. oxygen
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → English: oxygen
  • → German: Sauerstoff (calque)
  • → Polish: kwasoród (calque)
  • → Russian: кислоро́д (kisloród) (calque)
  • → Turkish: oksijen

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

oxygène

  1. inflection of oxygéner:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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