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preoxygenate

preoxygenate verb: to oxygenate prior to some other process.

Verb

preoxygenate (third-person singular simple present preoxygenates, present participle preoxygenating, simple past and past participle preoxygenated)

  1. To oxygenate prior to some other process

Forms of preoxygenate

third-person singular presentpreoxygenates
present participlepreoxygenating
past participlepreoxygenated
pastpreoxygenated

Origin of preoxygenate

From pre- + oxygenate.

Questions about preoxygenate

What does preoxygenate mean?
Preoxygenate means to oxygenate prior to some other process.
What part of speech is preoxygenate?
Preoxygenate is a verb.
What is the past tense of preoxygenate?
The past tense of preoxygenate is preoxygenated.

Words near preoxygenate in the dictionary

  1. preowned
  2. preoxidation
  3. preoxidative
  4. preoxidized
  5. preoxiredoxin
  6. preoxygenate
  7. preoxygenated
  8. preoxygenation
  9. preoxygenations
  10. preoxygenator
  11. prep

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