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normoxic

normoxic adjective: having a normal oxygen concentration; typically 20-21% in the atmosphere, or 2-3% in physiological contexts.

Adjective

normoxic (not comparable)

  1. Having a normal oxygen concentration; typically 20-21% in the atmosphere, or 2-3% in physiological contexts.
  2. Describing a breathing gas mixture that contains 21% oxygen, the same amount as in normal air.

Origin of normoxic

From normoxia + -ic.

Words formed from normoxic

Questions about normoxic

What does normoxic mean?
Normoxic means having a normal oxygen concentration; typically 20-21% in the atmosphere, or 2-3% in physiological contexts.
What part of speech is normoxic?
Normoxic is an adjective.

Words near normoxic in the dictionary

  1. normoweight
  2. normoxemia
  3. normoxemic
  4. normoxemically
  5. normoxia
  6. normoxic
  7. normoxically
  8. normozincemic
  9. normozoospermia
  10. normozoospermic
  11. norms

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