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English noun: oxygen

1. oxygen (substance) a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust


Synonymsatomic number 8, O


Broader (hypernym)chemical element, element, gas


Narrower (hyponym)liquid oxygen, LOX


Substance meronymair, H2O, ozone, water









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