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Dutch
Etymology
From zuur (“sour”) + stof (“matter”), a loose loan translation (1792) of French oxygène (1783), possibly after German Sauerstoff (1791). Compare English sourstuff.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzyːr.stɔf/
- Hyphenation: zuur‧stof
Noun
zuurstof f or m (uncountable)
- (chemistry) oxygen, O (chemical element)
- (chemistry) dioxygen, molecular oxygen, O2 (molecule)
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