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suboxic

suboxic adjective: describing a zone of water, between the oxic and anoxic zones, in which the concentration of oxygen (and sulfur) is very low.

Adjective

suboxic (not comparable)

  1. Describing a zone of water, between the oxic and anoxic zones, in which the concentration of oxygen (and sulfur) is very low

Origin of suboxic

From sub- + oxic.

Questions about suboxic

What does suboxic mean?
Suboxic means describing a zone of water, between the oxic and anoxic zones, in which the concentration of oxygen (and sulfur) is very low.
What part of speech is suboxic?
Suboxic is an adjective.

Words near suboxic in the dictionary

  1. subovated
  2. suboverseer
  3. suboverseers
  4. subovoid
  5. subovoidal
  6. suboxic
  7. suboxidation
  8. suboxide
  9. suboxides
  10. suboxone
  11. subpack

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