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oxygen-poor

oxygen-poor adjective: containing low levels of oxygen.

Adjective

oxygen-poor (comparative more oxygen-poor, superlative most oxygen-poor)

  1. Containing low levels of oxygen.

Forms of oxygen-poor

comparativemore oxygen-poor
superlativemost oxygen-poor

Questions about oxygen-poor

What does oxygen-poor mean?
Oxygen-poor means containing low levels of oxygen.
What part of speech is oxygen-poor?
Oxygen-poor is an adjective.

Words near oxygen-poor in the dictionary

  1. oxygen waster
  2. oxygen wasters
  3. oxygen-16
  4. oxygen-17
  5. oxygen-18
  6. oxygen-poor
  7. oxygenase
  8. oxygenases
  9. oxygenate
  10. oxygenated
  11. oxygenates

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