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oxygenation event

oxygenation event noun: in the Earth's past, the biological and chemical process where organisms, primarily cyanobacteria, started releasing large amounts of oxygen through photosynthesis.

Noun

oxygenation event (plural oxygenation events)

  1. In the Earth's past, the biological and chemical process where organisms, primarily cyanobacteria, started releasing large amounts of oxygen through photosynthesis.

Proper noun capitalized: Oxygenation Event

the Oxygenation Event

  1. Synonym of Great Oxygenation Event.

Synonyms of oxygenation event

Forms of oxygenation event

pluraloxygenation events

Questions about oxygenation event

What does oxygenation event mean?
Oxygenation event means in the Earth's past, the biological and chemical process where organisms, primarily cyanobacteria, started releasing large amounts of oxygen through photosynthesis.
What part of speech is oxygenation event?
Oxygenation event can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of oxygenation event?
The plural of oxygenation event is oxygenation events.

Words near oxygenation event in the dictionary

  1. oxygenation
  2. oxygenation catastrophe
  3. oxygenation catastrophes
  4. oxygenation crises
  5. oxygenation crisis
  6. oxygenation event
  7. oxygenation events
  8. oxygenation holocaust
  9. oxygenation holocausts
  10. oxygenations
  11. oxygenator

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