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The chemical element (symbol O) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 15.9994. It is a colorless and odorless gas. Sometimes called elemental oxygen to distinguish it from molecular oxygen. Category:en:Oxygen#OXYGEN
Synonyms: (rare) sourstuff, (when used as a packaging gas) E948

Hypernyms: chalcogen < element

Holonyms: dioxygen, O₂, oxygen (loose sense)

By molar fraction, calcium oxide contains equal parts calcium and oxygen.
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(loose but very common, even in formal use) Molecular oxygen (O₂), a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature.
Synonyms: dioxygen, O₂

Meronym: oxygen (strict sense)

About 21% of the air you breathe is oxygen.
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- 2013 September-October, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist:
  Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis: the ability to convert water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and waste oxygen using solar energy. The evolutionary precursor of photosynthesis is still under debate, and a new study sheds light.
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(medicine Category:en:Medicine#OXYGEN) A mixture of oxygen and other gases, administered to a patient to help them breathe.
(countable Category:English countable nouns#OXYGEN) An atom of this element.
- 2013, Spencer L. Seager, Michael R. Slabaugh, Chemistry for Today: General, Organic, and Biochemistry, page 479:
  Look first at any structure to see if there is a carbon with two oxygens attached. Hemiacetals, hemiketals, acetals, and ketals are all alike in that regard.
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(figurative) A condition or environment in which something can thrive.
Silence is the oxygen of shame.Category:English terms with usage examples#OXYGEN

They hoped to starve the terrorists of the oxygen of publicity.Category:English terms with usage examples#OXYGEN
- 2025 June 2, Adrian Horton, “Tech-bro satire Mountainhead is an insufferable disappointment”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:
  . I found myself longing for more than two minutes with the girlfriend, the ex-wife, the assistant, the board member, let alone one of the many staff at the house – anyone to de-center a perspective that has already claimed far too much oxygen in the public sphere.
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chemical element

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molecular oxygen

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atom of oxygen

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Oxygen on the British Royal Society of Chemistry's online periodic table

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From Ancient Greek Category:Danish terms derived from Ancient Greek#OXYGEN ὀξύς (oxús) +‎ -genCategory:Danish terms suffixed with -gen#OXYGEN.

oxygen n (singular definite oxygenet or oxygenen, not used in plural form)Category:Danish lemmas#OXYGEN Category:Danish nouns#OXYGEN Category:Danish terms spelled with X#OXYGEN Category:Danish entries with incorrect language header#OXYGEN Category:Danish neuter nouns#OXYGEN Category:Pages with entries#OXYGEN Category:Pages with 4 entries#OXYGEN

oxygen
Synonym: ilt

Declension of *oxygen*
neuter gender	singular
neuter gender	indefinite	definite
nominative	oxygen	oxygenet oxygenen
genitive	oxygens	oxygenets oxygenens

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German

oxygen (strong nominative masculine singular oxygener, not comparable)Category:German lemmas#OXYGEN Category:German adjectives#OXYGEN Category:German uncomparable adjectives#OXYGEN Category:German entries with incorrect language header#OXYGEN Category:Pages with entries#OXYGEN Category:Pages with 4 entries#OXYGEN

Positive forms of oxygen (uncomparable)

number & gender		singular			plural
number & gender		masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
predicative		er ist oxygen	sie ist oxygen	es ist oxygen	sie sind oxygen
strong declension (without article)	nominative	oxygener	oxygene	oxygenes	oxygene
	genitive	oxygenen	oxygener	oxygenen	oxygener
	dative	oxygenem	oxygener	oxygenem	oxygenen
	accusative	oxygenen	oxygene	oxygenes	oxygene
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der oxygene	die oxygene	das oxygene	die oxygenen
	genitive	des oxygenen	der oxygenen	des oxygenen	der oxygenen
	dative	dem oxygenen	der oxygenen	dem oxygenen	den oxygenen
	accusative	den oxygenen	die oxygene	das oxygene	die oxygenen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein oxygener	eine oxygene	ein oxygenes	(keine) oxygenen
	genitive	eines oxygenen	einer oxygenen	eines oxygenen	(keiner) oxygenen
	dative	einem oxygenen	einer oxygenen	einem oxygenen	(keinen) oxygenen
	accusative	einen oxygenen	eine oxygene	ein oxygenes	(keine) oxygenen

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Swedish

Borrowed from French Category:Swedish terms borrowed from French#OXYGEN Category:Swedish terms derived from French#OXYGEN oxygène.

oxygen nCategory:Swedish lemmas#OXYGEN Category:Swedish nouns#OXYGEN Category:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#OXYGEN Category:Swedish neuter nouns#OXYGEN Category:Pages with entries#OXYGEN Category:Pages with 4 entries#OXYGEN

(rare Category:Swedish terms with rare senses#OXYGEN) oxygen
Synonyms: syre, syrgas
- 2022 December 7, Inga Korsbäck, “Ökade lager av syrgas på sjukhusen i Västmanland – insåg behovet under pandemin [Increased stocks of oxygen at the hospitals in Västmanland - realized the need during the pandemic.]”, in Sveriges Radio P4:
  När pandemin tog fart våren 2020 var Region Västmanlands beredskap god när det gäller medicinska gaser som syrgas (oxygen). Redan i april 2020 fanns en extra tank flytande oxygen på plats på sjukhusområdet i Västerås och man klarar i dag Socialstyrelsens skärpta krav.
  When the pandemic gained momentum in the spring of 2020, Region Västmanland's preparedness was good concerning medical gases like oxygen. Already in April 2020, there was an additional tank of liquid oxygen in place at the hospital area in Västerås, and today they meet the stricter requirements set by the National Board of Health and Welfare.
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The term oxygen is rarely used; it primarily appears on gas tubes and canisters for international standardization, as well as a safety precaution to minimize the risk of confusing syre (“oxygen”) with syra (“acid”).

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