hypoxic
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From hypoxia -ic or hyp- ox- -ic.
Adjective
[edit]hypoxic (comparative more hypoxic, superlative most hypoxic)
- (medicine) Of, pertaining to, or suffering from hypoxia.
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease had left her hypoxic and wheezing.
- (diving) Describing a breathing gas mixture that contains less than 21% oxygen.
- Rarely, nitrox mixtures are intentionally hypoxic, under special conditions.
- (ecology, especially bodies of water) Exhibiting hypoxia.
- Dead zones are hypoxic areas in the world's oceans and large lakes.
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “hypoxic”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.