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hypoxic

hypoxic adjective: of, pertaining to, or suffering from hypoxia.

Adjective

hypoxic (comparative more hypoxic, superlative most hypoxic)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or suffering from hypoxia.
    • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease had left her hypoxic and wheezing.
  2. Describing a breathing gas mixture that contains less than 21% oxygen.
    • Rarely, nitrox mixtures are intentionally hypoxic, under special conditions.
  3. (especially bodies of water) Exhibiting hypoxia.
    • Dead zones are hypoxic areas in the world's oceans and large lakes.

Forms of hypoxic

comparativemore hypoxic
superlativemost hypoxic

Origin of hypoxic

From hypoxia + -ic or hyp- + ox- + -ic.

Words formed from hypoxic

Questions about hypoxic

What does hypoxic mean?
Hypoxic means of, pertaining to, or suffering from hypoxia.
What part of speech is hypoxic?
Hypoxic is an adjective.

Words near hypoxic in the dictionary

  1. hypoxemically
  2. hypoxerophilic
  3. hypoxia
  4. hypoxial
  5. hypoxias
  6. hypoxic
  7. hypoxically
  8. hypoxidaceous
  9. hypoxyphilia
  10. hypozeugma
  11. hypozeugmenon

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